Definition
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ;]
a man, Lat. vir.
1. As opposite to a woman, Acts 8:12, 1 Timothy 2:12; as a husband, Matthew 1:16, John 4:16, Romans 7:2, Titus 1:6.
2. As opposite to a boy or infant, 1 Corinthians 13:11, Ephesians 4:13, James 3:2.
3. In appos. with a noun or adj., as ἀ. ἁμαρτωλός, Luke 5:8; ἀ. προφήτης, 24:19; frequently in terms of address, as ἀ. ἀδελφοί, Acts 1:16; and esp. with gentilic names, as ἀ. Ἰουδαῖος, Acts 22:3; ἀ. Ἐφέσιοι, 19:35.
4. In general, a man, a male person: = τις, Luke 8:41, Acts 6:11.
Synonyms: ἄνθρωπος, which see (cf. MM, VGT, see word).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀνήρ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
216 total
- 1 Timothy 2:12ἀνδρός · a manI do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
- 1 Timothy 3:2ἄνδρα · [the] husbandAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- 1 Timothy 3:12ἄνδρες · [the] husbandA deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
- 1 Timothy 5:9ἀνδρὸς · to her husbandA widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,
- Titus 1:6ἀνήρ · [the] husbandAn elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
- Titus 2:5ἀνδράσιν · husbands…to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
- James 1:8ἀνὴρ · manHe is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
- James 1:12ἀνὴρ · manBlessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- James 1:20ἀνδρὸς · man’s…for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
- James 1:23ἀνδρὶ · a man [who]For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
- James 2:2ἀνὴρ · a manSuppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
- James 3:2ἀνήρ · manWe all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- 1 Peter 3:1ἀνδράσιν · husbandsWives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
- 1 Peter 3:5ἀνδράσιν · husbandsFor this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
- 1 Peter 3:7ἄνδρες · HusbandsHusbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- Revelation 21:2ἀνδρὶ · husbandI saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.