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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. Luke 9:25ἄνθρωπος · a man
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
  2. Luke 9:26ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  3. Luke 9:44ἀνθρώπου · of Man; ἀνθρώπων · of men
    “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
  4. Luke 9:58ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  5. Luke 10:30Ἄνθρωπός · man
    Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
  6. Luke 11:24ἀνθρώπου · a man
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
  7. Luke 11:26ἀνθρώπου · man
    Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  8. Luke 11:30ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
  9. Luke 11:44ἄνθρωποι · men
    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
  10. Luke 11:46ἀνθρώπους
    “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
  11. Luke 12:8ἀνθρώπων · men; ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
  12. Luke 12:9ἀνθρώπων · men
    But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
  13. Luke 12:10ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
  14. Luke 12:14Ἄνθρωπε · Man
    But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
  15. Luke 12:16Ἀνθρώπου · man
    Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
  16. Luke 12:36ἀνθρώποις · [servants]
    Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
  17. Luke 12:40ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
  18. Luke 13:4ἀνθρώπους · [others]
    Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  19. Luke 13:19ἄνθρωπος · a man
    It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
  20. Luke 14:2ἄνθρωπός · man
    Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
  21. Luke 14:16Ἄνθρωπός · man
    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
  22. Luke 14:30ἄνθρωπος · man
    …saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
  23. Luke 15:4ἄνθρωπος · man
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  24. Luke 15:11Ἄνθρωπός · man
    Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
  25. Luke 16:1Ἄνθρωπός · man
    Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  26. Luke 16:15ἀνθρώπων · men; ἀνθρώποις · men
    So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
  27. Luke 16:19Ἄνθρωπος · man
    Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
  28. Luke 17:22ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
  29. Luke 17:24ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
  30. Luke 17:26ἀνθρώπου · Man
    Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
  31. Luke 17:30ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
  32. Luke 18:2ἄνθρωπον · men
    “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
  33. Luke 18:4ἄνθρωπον · men
    For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
  34. Luke 18:8ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
  35. Luke 18:10Ἄνθρωποι · men
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
  36. Luke 18:11ἀνθρώπων · men
    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  37. Luke 18:27ἀνθρώποις · man
    But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
  38. Luke 18:31ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
  39. Luke 19:10ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  40. Luke 19:12Ἄνθρωπός · man
    So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  41. Luke 19:21ἄνθρωπος · man
    For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
  42. Luke 19:22ἄνθρωπος · man
    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  43. Luke 19:30ἀνθρώπων
    …saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
  44. Luke 20:4ἀνθρώπων · men
    John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”
  45. Luke 20:6ἀνθρώπων · men
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
  46. Luke 20:9Ἄνθρωπος · man
    Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
  47. Luke 21:26ἀνθρώπων · Men
    Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.