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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. John 7:51ἄνθρωπον · a man
    “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
  2. John 8:17ἀνθρώπων · men
    Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
  3. John 8:28ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  4. John 8:40ἄνθρωπον · a man
    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
  5. John 9:1ἄνθρωπον · a man
    Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
  6. John 9:11ἄνθρωπος · man
    He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
  7. John 9:16ἄνθρωπος · man; ἄνθρωπος · man
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  8. John 9:24ἄνθρωπον · man; ἄνθρωπος · man
    So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
  9. John 9:30ἄνθρωπος · man
    “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
  10. John 9:35ἀνθρώπου · Man
    When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
  11. John 10:33ἄνθρωπος · a man
    “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
  12. John 11:47ἄνθρωπος · man
    Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
  13. John 11:50ἄνθρωπος · man
    You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
  14. John 12:23ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  15. John 12:34ἀνθρώπου · of Man; ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
  16. John 12:43ἀνθρώπων · from men
    For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
  17. John 13:31ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
  18. John 16:21ἄνθρωπος · a child
    A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
  19. John 17:6ἀνθρώποις
    I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  20. John 18:14ἄνθρωπον · man
    Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
  21. John 18:17ἀνθρώπου · man’s
    At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
  22. John 18:29ἀνθρώπου · man
    So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
  23. John 19:5ἄνθρωπος · man
    When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
  24. Acts 4:9ἀνθρώπου · [to a] man
    If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
  25. Acts 4:12ἀνθρώποις · men
    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  26. Acts 4:13ἄνθρωποι · men
    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  27. Acts 4:14ἄνθρωπον · man
    And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
  28. Acts 4:16ἀνθρώποις · men
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  29. Acts 4:17ἀνθρώπων · anyone
    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
  30. Acts 4:22ἄνθρωπος · man
    For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
  31. Acts 5:4ἀνθρώποις · to men
    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
  32. Acts 5:28ἀνθρώπου · man’s
    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
  33. Acts 5:29ἀνθρώποις · men
    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  34. Acts 5:34ἀνθρώπους · men
    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
  35. Acts 5:35ἀνθρώποις · men
    “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
  36. Acts 5:38ἀνθρώπων · men {alone}; ἀνθρώπων · human origin
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  37. Acts 6:13ἄνθρωπος · man
    …where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
  38. Acts 7:56ἀνθρώπου · of Man
    “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
  39. Acts 9:33ἄνθρωπόν · man
    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
  40. Acts 10:26ἄνθρωπός · a man
    But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
  41. Acts 10:28ἄνθρωπον · [any] man
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  42. Acts 12:22ἀνθρώπου · a man
    And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
  43. Acts 14:11ἀνθρώποις
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  44. Acts 14:15ἄνθρωποι · men
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  45. Acts 15:17ἀνθρώπων · of men
    …so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
  46. Acts 15:26ἀνθρώποις · men
    …men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.