εἷς

greekNew TestamentAdjective345 occurrences21 books288 verses

Definition

εἷς

ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός,

cardinal numeral, one;

1. one, as opposite to many: Matthew 25:15, Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 10:8, al.; as subst., Romans 5:15, Ephesians 2:14; id. with genitive partit., Matthew 5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ), Mark 14:18, John 6:8, al.; metaphorically, of union and concord, John 10:30; 17:11, Romans 12:4-5, Philippians 1:27; ἀπὸ μιᾶς (B1., § 44, 1), Luke 14:18; with neg., εἷς. . . οὐ (μή), more emphatic than οὐδείς, no one, none (cl.), Matthew 5:18; 10:29, Luke 11:46; 12:6.

2. Emphatically, to the exclusion of others;

(a) a single (one): Matthew 21:24, Mark 8:14; absol., 1 Corinthians 9:24, al.; οὐδὲ εἷς, Matthew 27:14, John 1:3, Romans 3:10, al.;

(b) one, alone: Mark 2:7; 10:18, Luke 18:19;

(with) one and the same: Romans 3:30, 1 Corinthians 3:8; 11:5; 12:11, 1 John 5:8.

3. In late Gk., with weakened force, = τις or indef. art. (of. Heb. אֶחָד, Genesis 22:13, al.; see B1., § 45, 2; M, Pr., 96 f.): Matthew 8:19; 19:6, Revelation 8:13, al.; εἷς τις (Bl., l.with), Luke 22:50, John 11:49

4. Distributively: εἷς καστος (cl.), Luke 4:40, Acts 2:6, al.; εἷς . . . καὶ εἷς (cl., εἷς μὲν . . . εἷς δέ), Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 20:12, al. (cf. LXX and use of Heb. אֶחָד, Exodus 17:12, al); ὁ εἷς . . . ὁ ἕτερος (ἄλλος) = cl. ὁ μὲν (ἕτερος) . . . ὁ δέ (ἕτερος), Matthew 6:24, Luke 7:41, Revelation 17:10; καθ᾽ εἷς, εἷς κ. είς (in which καθ᾽ is adverbial, or the expression formed from the analogy of ἕν καθ᾽ ἔν; M, Pr., 105), one by one, severally: Mark 14:19, Romans 12:5, al.; εἷς τὸν ἕνα = ἀλλήλους (B1., 45, 2; M, Pr., 246), 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

5. As ordinal = πρῶτος (like Heb. אֶחָד; Bl., § 45, 1; M, Pr., 95 f.), first: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, al

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἷς:

אֶחָדe.chad“one”94%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

345 total

Matthew 25:24ἓν · one
Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:40ἑνὶ · for one
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Matthew 25:45ἑνὶ · for one
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
Matthew 26:14εἷς · one
Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
Matthew 26:21εἷς · one
And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
Matthew 26:22εἷς · one
They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Matthew 26:40μίαν · [for] one
Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
Matthew 26:47εἷς · one
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Matthew 26:51εἷς · one
At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Matthew 26:69μία · a
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
Matthew 27:14ἓν · a single
But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
Matthew 27:15ἕνα · a
Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
Matthew 27:38εἷς · one; εἷς · [the other]
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
Matthew 27:48εἷς · One
One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
Matthew 28:1μίαν · [the] first [day]
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Mark 2:7εἷς · alone
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Mark 4:8ἓν · one; ἓν · another; ἓν · another
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
Mark 4:20ἓν; ἓν; ἓν · a
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
Mark 5:22εἷς · A
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
Mark 6:15εἷς · one
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
Mark 8:14ἕνα · one
Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
Mark 8:28εἷς · one
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
Mark 9:5μίαν · one; μίαν · one; μίαν · one
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Mark 9:17εἷς · Someone
Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
Mark 9:37ἓν · one
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
Mark 9:42ἕνα · one
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
Mark 10:8μίαν · one; μία · one
…and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:17εἷς · [a man]
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Mark 10:18εἷς · alone
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Mark 10:21Ἕν · [There is] one thing
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Mark 10:37εἷς · one; εἷς · [the other]
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
Mark 11:29ἕνα · one
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Mark 12:6ἕνα · one
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
Mark 12:28εἷς · one
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
Mark 12:29εἷς · One
Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Mark 12:32εἷς · One
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
Mark 12:42μία · one
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
Mark 13:1εἷς · one
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
Mark 14:10εἷς · one
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
Mark 14:18εἷς · one
And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
Mark 14:19εἷς · one
They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”