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εἷς

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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:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

345 total
  1. Mark 14:19εἷς · another
    They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
  2. Mark 14:20Εἷς · [It is] one of
    He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
  3. Mark 14:37μίαν · for one
    Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
  4. Mark 14:43εἷς · one
    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
  5. Mark 14:47εἷς · one
    And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
  6. Mark 14:66μία · one
    While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
  7. Mark 15:6ἕνα · a
    Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
  8. Mark 15:27ἕνα · one; ἕνα · one
    Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
  9. Mark 16:2μιᾷ · first [day]
    Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
  10. Luke 4:40ἑνὶ · one
    At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
  11. Luke 5:3ἓν
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  12. Luke 5:12μιᾷ · one
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  13. Luke 5:17μιᾷ · One
    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  14. Luke 7:41εἷς · One
    “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
  15. Luke 8:22μιᾷ · One
    One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
  16. Luke 9:33μίαν · one; μίαν · one; μίαν · one
    As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  17. Luke 10:42ἑνός · one
    But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
  18. Luke 11:46ἑνὶ · a
    “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
  19. Luke 12:6ἓν · one
    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
  20. Luke 12:27ἓν · one
    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  21. Luke 12:52ἑνὶ · one
    From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
  22. Luke 13:10μιᾷ · one
    One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
  23. Luke 14:18μιᾶς · one after another
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  24. Luke 15:4ἓν · one
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  25. Luke 15:7ἑνὶ · one
    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
  26. Luke 15:8μίαν · one
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  27. Luke 15:10ἑνὶ · one
    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
  28. Luke 15:15ἑνὶ · to a
    So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
  29. Luke 15:19ἕνα · one
    I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
  30. Luke 15:26ἕνα · one
    So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
  31. Luke 16:5ἕνα · one
    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
  32. Luke 16:13ἕνα · one; ἑνὸς · [the] one
    No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
  33. Luke 16:17μίαν · a single
    But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
  34. Luke 17:2ἕνα · one
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  35. Luke 17:15Εἷς · one
    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
  36. Luke 17:22μίαν · one
    Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
  37. Luke 17:34μιᾶς · one; εἷς · one
    I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
  38. Luke 17:35μία · one
    Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
  39. Luke 18:10εἷς · One [was]
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
  40. Luke 18:19εἷς · alone
    “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  41. Luke 18:22ἕν · one thing
    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  42. Luke 20:1μιᾷ · One
    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  43. Luke 22:47εἷς · one
    While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
  44. Luke 22:50εἷς · one
    And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
  45. Luke 22:59μιᾶς · an
    About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”