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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. 1 Corinthians 12:11ἓν · of one
    All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:12ἕν · a unit; ἕν · one
    The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:13ἑνὶ · one; ἓν · one; ἓν · one
    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:14ἓν · of one
    For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
  5. 1 Corinthians 12:18ἓν · one
    But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
  6. 1 Corinthians 12:19ἓν · one
    If they were all one part, where would the body be?
  7. 1 Corinthians 12:20ἓν · one
    As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
  8. 1 Corinthians 12:26ἓν · one; ἓν · one
    If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
  9. 1 Corinthians 14:27εἷς · someone
    If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
  10. 1 Corinthians 14:31ἕνα · [turn]
    For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:2μίαν · On the first [day]
    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  12. 2 Corinthians 5:14εἷς · One
    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  13. 2 Corinthians 11:2ἑνὶ · to one
    I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
  14. 2 Corinthians 11:24μίαν · one
    Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
  15. Galatians 3:16ἑνός · One
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  16. Galatians 3:20ἑνὸς · [ for only ] one [ party ]; εἷς · one
    A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
  17. Galatians 3:28εἷς · one
    There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
  18. Galatians 4:22ἕνα · one; ἕνα · [the other]
    For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
  19. Galatians 4:24μία · One [covenant]
    These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
  20. Galatians 5:14ἑνὶ · a single
    The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  21. Ephesians 2:14ἓν · one
    For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
  22. Ephesians 2:15ἕνα · one
    …by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
  23. Ephesians 2:16ἑνὶ · one
    …and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
  24. Ephesians 2:18ἑνὶ · one
    For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
  25. Ephesians 4:4ἓν · [There is] one; ἓν · one; μιᾷ · one
    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
  26. Ephesians 4:5εἷς · one; μία · one; ἓν · one
    …one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
  27. Ephesians 4:6εἷς · one
    …one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
  28. Ephesians 4:7Ἑνὶ · one
    Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
  29. Ephesians 4:16ἑνὸς · individual
    From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
  30. Ephesians 5:31μίαν · one
    “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
  31. Ephesians 5:33ἕνα
    Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  32. Philippians 1:27ἑνὶ · one; μιᾷ · as one
    Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
  33. Philippians 2:2ἓν · purpose
    …then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
  34. Philippians 3:13ἓν · one thing [I do]
    Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
  35. Colossians 3:15ἑνὶ · one
    Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
  36. Colossians 4:6ἑνὶ
    Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
  37. 1 Thessalonians 2:11ἕνα
    For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
  38. 1 Thessalonians 5:11εἷς · one; ἕνα · another {up}
    Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.