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ἄνθρωπος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine551 occurrences24 books498 verses

Definition

ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ;]

man:

1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): John 16:21; with art., Matthew 4:4; 12:35, Mark 2:27, John 2:25, Romans 7:1, al; disting. from God, Matthew 19:6, John 10:33, Colossians 3:23, al.; from animals, etc., Matthew 4:19, Luke 5:10, Revelation 9:4, al.; implying human frailty and imperfection, 1 Corinthians 3:4; σοφία ἀνθρώπων, 1 Corinthians 2:5; ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Peter 4:2; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖν, 1 Corinthians 3:3; κατὰ ἄ. λέγειν (λαλεῖν), Romans 3:5, 1 Corinthians 9:8; κατὰ ἄ- λέγειν, Galatians 3:15 (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:32, Galatians 1:11); by meton., of man's nature or condition, ὁ ἔσω (ἔξω) ἄ., Romans 7:22, Ephesians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 4:16 (cf. 1 Peter 3:4); ὁ παλαιὸς, καινὸς, νέος ἄ., Romans 6:6, Ephesians 2:15; 4:22, 24, Colossians 3:9, 10; joined with another subst., ἄ. ἔμπορος, a merchant, Matthew 13:45 (WH, txt. om. ἄ.); οἰκοδεσπότης, Matthew 13:52; βασιλεύς, 18:23; φάγος, 11:19; with name of nation, Κυρηναῖος, Matthew 27:32; Ἰουδαῖος, Acts 21:39; Ῥωμαῖος, Acts 16:37; pl. οἱ ἄ., men, people: Matthew 5:13, 16, Mark 8:24, John 4:28; οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων, Mark 11:2, 1 Timothy 6:16.

2. Indef., ἄ. = τις, some one, a man: Matthew 17:14, Mark 12:1, al.; τις ἄ., Matthew 18:12, John 5:5, al.; indef. one (Fr. on), Romans 3:28, Galatians 2:16, al.; opposite to women, servants, etc., Matthew 10:36; 19:10, John 7:22, 23.

3. Definitely, with art., of some particular person; Matthew 12:13, Mark 3:5, al.; οὗτος ὁ ἄ., Luke 14:30; ὁ ἄ οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος, Mark 14:71, Matthew 12:45; ὁ ἄ. τ. ἀνομίας, 2 Thessalonians 2:3; ἄ τ. θεοῦ (of Heb. אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים), 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:17, 2 Peter 1:21; ὁ υἰὸς τοῦ ἀ., see: υἱός.

Synonyms: ἀνήρ, which see (and cf. MM, VGT, 44; Cremer, 103, 635).

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

551 total
  1. Matthew 24:44ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
  2. Matthew 25:14ἄνθρωπος · a man
    For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
  3. Matthew 25:24ἄνθρωπος · man
    Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  4. Matthew 25:31ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  5. Matthew 26:2ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
  6. Matthew 26:24ἀνθρώπου · of Man; ἀνθρώπῳ · man; ἀνθρώπου; ἄνθρωπος
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  7. Matthew 26:45ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  8. Matthew 26:64ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  9. Matthew 26:72ἄνθρωπον · man
    And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
  10. Matthew 26:74ἄνθρωπον · man
    At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
  11. Matthew 27:32ἄνθρωπον · a man
    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  12. Matthew 27:57ἄνθρωπος · man
    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
  13. Mark 1:17ἀνθρώπων · of men
    “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
  14. Mark 1:23ἄνθρωπος · a man
    Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
  15. Mark 2:10ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  16. Mark 2:27ἄνθρωπον · man; ἄνθρωπος · man
    Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
  17. Mark 2:28ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
  18. Mark 3:1ἄνθρωπος · a man
    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
  19. Mark 3:3ἀνθρώπῳ · man
    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
  20. Mark 3:5ἀνθρώπῳ · man
    Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
  21. Mark 3:28ἀνθρώπων · of men
    Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
  22. Mark 4:26ἄνθρωπος · a man
    Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
  23. Mark 5:2ἄνθρωπος · a man
    As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
  24. Mark 5:8ἀνθρώπου · man
    For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
  25. Mark 7:7ἀνθρώπων · of men
    They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
  26. Mark 7:8ἀνθρώπων · of men
    You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
  27. Mark 7:11ἄνθρωπος · a man
    But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
  28. Mark 7:15ἀνθρώπου · man; ἀνθρώπου · man; ἄνθρωπον · [him]
    Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
  29. Mark 7:18ἄνθρωπον · man
    “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
  30. Mark 7:20ἀνθρώπου · man; ἄνθρωπον · [him]
    He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
  31. Mark 7:21ἀνθρώπων · of men
    For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
  32. Mark 7:23ἄνθρωπον · man
    All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
  33. Mark 8:24ἀνθρώπους · people
    The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
  34. Mark 8:27ἄνθρωποι · {do} people
    Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
  35. Mark 8:31ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  36. Mark 8:33ἀνθρώπων · of men
    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  37. Mark 8:36ἄνθρωπον · a man
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
  38. Mark 8:37ἄνθρωπος · {can} a man
    Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
  39. Mark 8:38ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  40. Mark 9:9ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
  41. Mark 9:12ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
  42. Mark 9:31ἀνθρώπου · of Man; ἀνθρώπων · of men
    …because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”