Lexical Definition

‎ἀδήλως‎ adḗlōs (ad-ay'-loce) uncertainly ^G:ADV
adverb from ‎ἄδηλος‎

uncertainly.

Abbott-Smith

* ἀδήλως (< ἄδηλος),
adv. uncertainly: of direction, I Co 9:26.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: ἀδήλως-ος, ον,

unseen, invisible, of a fish, ποιεῖν ἑαυτὸν ἄ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. χιτών, of the hyaloid membrane of the eye, [[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; unknown, obscure, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐὰν δὲ.. ἄ. ὁ κτείνας ᾖ [Refs]; of troops, ἄ. τοῖς πολεμίοις[Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II mostly of things, ἄ. θάνατοι death by an unknown hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. ἔχθρα secret enmity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥεῖ πᾶν ἀδήλωςον melts all to nothing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; inscrutable, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b neuter, ἀδήλωςόν [ἐστι] εἰ.. it is uncertain whether.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. μή.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἄ. agreeing with the subject (like δίκαιός εἰμι), παῖδες ἄ. ὁποτέρων, ={ἀδήλωςον ὁποτέρων παῖδές εἰσιν}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀδήλοις.. πῶς ἀποβήσεται, ={ἃ ἄ. ἐστι πῶς ἀ}., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 not evident to sense, ὄψις τῶν ἀ. τὰ φαινόμενα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to φανερόν, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; opposed to ἐναργές,[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 unintelligible, φωνή[NT]
__II.4 unproved, [Refs]
__III adverb -λως secretly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα[Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Cor.14.8}