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ὄνομα

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter230 occurrences19 books214 verses

Definition

ὄνομα, -τος, τό,

[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁם ;]

1. in general, the name by which a person or thing is called: Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:16, Luke 1:63, John 18:10, al.; ἄνθρωπος (etc.), ᾧ (οὗ) ὄ. (τ. ὄ), sc. ἦν or ἐστίν (BL, §30, 3), Mark 14:32, Luke 1:26, 27; with same ellipsis, καὶ τ. ὄ. αὐτοῦ, Luke 1:5, John 1:6, al.; ὀνόματι, before nom. prop., Matthew 27:32, Mark 5:22, Luke 1:5, Acts 5:1, al.; accusative absol. (Bl., §34, 7), τοὔνομα (= τ. ὄνομα), Matthew 27:57; ὄ. μοι (sc. ἐστίν; cf. Hom., Od., ix, 366), Mark 5:9 (cf. Luke 8:30); ἔξειν ὄ., Revelation 9:11; καλεῖν (ἐπιτιθέναι) ὄ. (Bl., §33, 1), Matthew 1:21, Mark 3:16; τ. ὄ. ἐν (τ.) βίβλῳ ζωῆς (cf. Deiss., LAE, 121), Philippians 4:3, Revelation 13:8, cf. Luke 10:20 (ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς); ὄ. βλασφημίας, Revelation 13:1; the name as opposite to the reality, Revelation 3:1 (cf. Hdt., vii, 138); as a title: Ephesians 1:21, Philippians 2:9, 10 (Lft., in l.).

2. By a usage similar to that with ref. to Heb. שֵׁם (Lft., Notes, 106f.), but also common in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 100; Bl., §39, 4; Deiss, BS, 146f., 196f.; LAE, 123:4, of all that the name implies, of rank, authority, character, etc.: of acting on one's authority or in his behalf, ἐν (εἰς) ὄ., with genitive of person(s) (see reff. supr.), Matthew 10:41; 21:9; 28:19, Mark 11:9, Luke 13:35, John 5:43, Acts 8:16, 1 Corinthians 1:13; of the name Christian, 1 Peter 4:16; esp. of the name of God as expressing the divine attributes: ἁγιάζειν (ἅγιον) τὸ ὄ. (τ. Πατρός, Κυρίου), Matthew 6:9, Luke 1:49; 11:2; ψάλλειν (ὁμολογεῖν) τῷ ὀ., Romans 15:9, Hebrews 13:15; δοξάζειν (φανεροῦν, φοβεῖσθαι) τὸ ὄ., John 12:28; 17:6, 26, Revelation 11:18; 15:4; βλασφημεῖν, Romans 2:24, 1 Timothy 6:1, Revelation 13:6; similarly, of the name of Christ: τ. καλὂν ὄ. (Deiss., LAE, 276); πιστεύειν τῷ ὀ., 1 John 3:23; π. εἰς τ. ὄ. (Bl., §39, 4), John 1:12; 2:23; 3:18; ὀνομάζειν τὸ ὄ., 2 Timothy 2:19; κρατεῖν, Revelation 2:13; οὐκ ἀρνεῖσθαι, Revelation 3:8; ἐν τ. ὀ. (see reff. supr.), Mark 9:38 16:[17], Luke 10:17, John 14:13; 16:23, 24; 20:31, Acts 3:6; 4:12, Ephesians 5:20, 1 Peter 4:14, al.; εἰς τ. ὄ. συνάγεσθαι, Matthew 18:20; ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀ., Matthew 19:29; διὰ τὸ ὄ., Matthew 10:22, Mark 13:13, al.; διὰ τοῦ ὀ., 1 Corinthians 1:10; ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀ., Acts 9:16, Romans 1:5, al.; id. absol., Acts 5:41, 3 John 7; πρὸς τὸ ὄ., Acts 26:9.

3. cause, ground, reason (in cl., usually in bad sense, pretext): Mark 9:41 (Swete, in l.; Dalman, Words, 305f.).

4. In late Greek (Deiss., BS., 196f.), an individual, a person: Acts 1:15, Revelation 3:4; 11:13.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

230 total
  1. Matthew 1:21ὄνομα · name
    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  2. Matthew 1:23ὄνομα
    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  3. Matthew 1:25ὄνομα
    But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
  4. Matthew 6:9ὄνομά · name
    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  5. Matthew 7:22ὀνόματι · name; ὀνόματι · name; ὀνόματι
    Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
  6. Matthew 10:2ὀνόματά · names
    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
  7. Matthew 10:22ὄνομά · name
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  8. Matthew 10:41ὄνομα; ὄνομα
    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  9. Matthew 10:42ὄνομα · [because he is My]
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  10. Matthew 12:21ὀνόματι · name
    In His name the nations will put their hope.”
  11. Matthew 18:5ὀνόματί · name
    And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
  12. Matthew 18:20ὄνομα · name
    For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
  13. Matthew 19:29ὀνόματός · name
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  14. Matthew 21:9ὀνόματι · [the] name
    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  15. Matthew 23:39ὀνόματι · [the] name
    For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  16. Matthew 24:5ὀνόματί · name
    For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
  17. Matthew 24:9ὄνομά · name
    Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
  18. Matthew 27:32ὀνόματι · named
    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  19. Matthew 28:19ὄνομα · name
    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  20. Mark 3:16ὄνομα
    These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
  21. Mark 3:17ὀνόματα · He named
    James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
  22. Mark 5:9ὄνομά · name; ὄνομά · name [is]
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
  23. Mark 5:22ὀνόματι · named
    A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
  24. Mark 6:14ὄνομα · name
    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  25. Mark 9:37ὀνόματί · name
    “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.”
  26. Mark 9:38ὀνόματί · name
    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  27. Mark 9:39ὀνόματί · name
    “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
  28. Mark 9:41ὀνόματι · the name
    Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  29. Mark 11:9ὀνόματι · [the] name
    The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
  30. Mark 13:6ὀνόματί · name
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  31. Mark 13:13ὄνομά · name
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  32. Mark 14:32ὄνομα · called
    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
  33. Mark 16:17ὀνόματί · name
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  34. Luke 1:5ὀνόματι · named; ὄνομα
    In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
  35. Luke 1:13ὄνομα · name
    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
  36. Luke 1:26ὄνομα · called
    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
  37. Luke 1:27ὄνομα · named; ὄνομα · name
    …to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
  38. Luke 1:31ὄνομα · name
    Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
  39. Luke 1:49ὄνομα · name
    For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
  40. Luke 1:59ὀνόματι
    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
  41. Luke 1:61ὀνόματι · name
    They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
  42. Luke 1:63ὄνομα · name
    Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
  43. Luke 2:21ὄνομα · name
    When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
  44. Luke 2:25ὄνομα · named
    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.