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ἄνθρωπος

anthrōposa humanHow to read Greek
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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

551 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 1:25ἀνθρώπων · than man’s [strength]
    For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:5ἀνθρώπων · men’s
    …so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:9ἀνθρώπου
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:11ἀνθρώπων · among men; ἀνθρώπου · of man; ἀνθρώπου · [his own]
    For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
  5. 1 Corinthians 2:14ἄνθρωπος · man
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:3ἄνθρωπον · man
    …for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
  7. 1 Corinthians 3:4ἄνθρωποί · mere men
    For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:21ἀνθρώποις · men
    Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
  9. 1 Corinthians 4:1ἄνθρωπος · men
    So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  10. 1 Corinthians 4:9ἀνθρώποις · to men
    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  11. 1 Corinthians 6:18ἄνθρωπος · a man
    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
  12. 1 Corinthians 7:1ἀνθρώπῳ
    Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  13. 1 Corinthians 7:7ἀνθρώπους · men
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  14. 1 Corinthians 7:23ἀνθρώπων · of men
    You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
  15. 1 Corinthians 7:26ἀνθρώπῳ · for a man
    Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
  16. 1 Corinthians 9:8ἄνθρωπον
    Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
  17. 1 Corinthians 11:28ἄνθρωπος · Each one
    Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
  18. 1 Corinthians 13:1ἀνθρώπων · of men
    If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
  19. 1 Corinthians 14:2ἀνθρώποις · to men
    For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
  20. 1 Corinthians 14:3ἀνθρώποις · to men
    But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
  21. 1 Corinthians 15:19ἀνθρώπων · men
    If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:21ἀνθρώπου · a man; ἀνθρώπου · a man
    For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
  23. 1 Corinthians 15:32ἄνθρωπον · human [motives]
    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
  24. 1 Corinthians 15:39ἀνθρώπων · Men [have]
    Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.
  25. 1 Corinthians 15:45ἄνθρωπος · man
    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
  26. 1 Corinthians 15:47ἄνθρωπος · man; ἄνθρωπος · man
    The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
  27. 2 Corinthians 3:2ἀνθρώπων
    You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
  28. 2 Corinthians 4:2ἀνθρώπων · man’s
    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
  29. 2 Corinthians 4:16ἄνθρωπος · self
    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  30. 2 Corinthians 5:11ἀνθρώπους · men
    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
  31. 2 Corinthians 8:21ἀνθρώπων · of men
    For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
  32. 2 Corinthians 12:2ἄνθρωπον · a man
    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
  33. 2 Corinthians 12:3ἄνθρωπον · man
    And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
  34. 2 Corinthians 12:4ἀνθρώπῳ · man
    …was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
  35. Galatians 1:1ἀνθρώπων · men; ἀνθρώπου · man
    Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  36. Galatians 1:10ἀνθρώπους · of men; ἀνθρώποις · men; ἀνθρώποις · men
    Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  37. Galatians 1:11ἄνθρωπον · man
    For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
  38. Galatians 1:12ἀνθρώπου · any man
    I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
  39. Galatians 2:6ἀνθρώπου
    But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
  40. Galatians 2:16ἄνθρωπος · a man
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  41. Galatians 3:15ἄνθρωπον; ἀνθρώπου
    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
  42. Galatians 5:3ἀνθρώπῳ · man
    Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.