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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. Luke 23:39Εἷς · One
    One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
  2. Luke 24:1μιᾷ · first [day]
    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
  3. Luke 24:18εἷς · One [of them]
    One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
  4. John 1:3ἕν
    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
  5. John 1:40εἷς · one
    Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
  6. John 3:27ἓν
    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
  7. John 6:8εἷς · One
    One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
  8. John 6:22ἕν · one
    The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
  9. John 6:70εἷς · one
    Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
  10. John 6:71εἷς · one
    He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
  11. John 7:21Ἓν · one
    Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
  12. John 7:50εἷς · one
    Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
  13. John 8:9εἷς · one; εἷς · one
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  14. John 8:41ἕνα · only
    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
  15. John 9:25ἓν · [There is] one [thing]
    He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
  16. John 10:16μία · one; εἷς · [and] one
    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  17. John 10:30ἕν · one
    I and the Father are one.”
  18. John 11:49Εἷς · one
    But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
  19. John 11:50εἷς · one
    You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
  20. John 11:52ἕν · one
    …and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
  21. John 12:2εἷς · among
    So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
  22. John 12:4εἷς · one
    But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
  23. John 13:21εἷς · one
    After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
  24. John 13:23εἷς · One
    One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
  25. John 17:11ἓν · one
    I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  26. John 17:21ἓν · one
    …that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
  27. John 17:22ἓν · one; ἕν · [are] one
    I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
  28. John 17:23ἕν · united
    I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
  29. John 18:14ἕνα · one
    Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
  30. John 18:22εἷς · one
    When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
  31. John 18:26εἷς · One
    One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
  32. John 18:39ἕνα · one [prisoner]
    But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
  33. John 19:34εἷς · one
    Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
  34. John 20:1μιᾷ · first [day]
    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
  35. John 20:7ἕνα
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  36. John 20:12ἕνα · one; ἕνα · [the other]
    …and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
  37. John 20:19μιᾷ · first
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  38. John 20:24εἷς · one
    Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
  39. John 21:25ἕν
    There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
  40. Acts 1:22ἕνα · [For] one
    …beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  41. Acts 1:24ἕνα
    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
  42. Acts 2:3ἕνα
    They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
  43. Acts 2:6εἷς · one
    And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
  44. Acts 4:32μία · one; εἷς · one
    The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
  45. Acts 11:28εἷς · One
    One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)