Hebrews 10:4 — Word Study
N1904ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
BSAImpossible [it is]adunatos [totally, unable, lacking power] indeedgar [for the] bloodahima [atonement, life force] of bullstauros [oxen, male cattle] andkai of goatstragos [he-goats, male goats] to take awayaphaireō▸ [remove, eliminate] sins.hamartia [guilt, missing the mark]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| ἀδύνατον | Impossible [it is] | Adjective, nominative, singular |
| γὰρ | indeed | Conjunction |
| αἷμα | [for the] blood | Noun, accusative, singular |
| ταύρων | of bulls | Noun, genitive, plural |
| καὶ | and | Conjunction |
| τράγων | of goats | Noun, genitive, plural |
| ἀφαιρεῖν | to take away | Verb, present, active |
| ἁμαρτίας.¶ | sins. | Noun, accusative, plural |
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| BSB | because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. |
| KJV | For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. |
| ASV | For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. |
| YLT | for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. |
| WEB | For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. |
| BBE | Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins. |
Where they part company is ἀδύνατον — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured around a main clause that presents the impossibility, followed by a noun phrase and an infinitive phrase that clarify the subject and action.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectἀδύνατος
verbἀφαιρέω
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Deep Study — Hebrews 10:4
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Context — The Ineffectiveness of Animal Sacrificesgenerated
Hebrews 10:4 explains that the blood of bulls and goats is insufficient for the removal of sins. This verse is situated within a larger argument about the limitations of the Old Covenant sacrifices, which serve as a foreshadowing of the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. The author emphasizes that these animal sacrifices are merely reminders of sin rather than a means of true atonement, leading to the revelation of a new covenant through Jesus.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrews 10:8 | In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law). |
| 2 | Hebrews 9:9–13 | It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. |
| 3 | Psalm 50:8–12 | I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. |
| 4 | Psalm 51:16 | For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. |
| 5 | Isaiah 1:11–15 | “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 17 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — ἀδύνατος, adunatosgenerated
The Greek word ἀδύνατος (i.e., adunatos) means 'unable' or 'powerless' and is used here to indicate that it is impossible for animal blood to effectuate the removal of sin. This word appears in contexts that highlight its dual meaning, referring to both personal inability and the impossibility of certain actions, as seen in passages like Matthew 19:26.
In this verse, the neuter singular form indicates that it is the concept of animal blood that is being described as impossible for the task of taking away sins. The use of this term underscores the inadequacy of the sacrificial system established in the Old Testament.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as impossible, which is echoed in the ASV and WEB. All three translations maintain the essential meaning of ἀδύνατον.
Where the translations differ is in the rendering of specific phrases. For example, ταύρων is translated as of bulls in the BSB, KJV, and others, while oxen is used in the BBE. Similarly, τράγων appears as of goats in the KJV, while goats is favored in the BSB and others.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the finite verb ἀδύνατον, which asserts the impossibility of the action described. The structure consists of a subject noun phrase, the blood of bulls and goats, and an infinitive phrase that specifies what cannot be done — to take away sins.
The use of a conjunction γὰρ introduces the reasoning behind the statement, connecting the impossibility of the blood's efficacy to the broader argument about the sacrificial system.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
ἀδύνατος does not appear in the Septuagint, but its Hebrew equivalent, אֶבְיוֹן (H34), meaning 'needy' or 'poor,' is used in contexts that highlight inability or lack. This connection emphasizes the limitations of the sacrificial system.
The term αἷμα corresponds to דָּם (H1818) in the Septuagint, which refers to blood in both literal and sacrificial contexts, reinforcing the theme of atonement in the Old Testament.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Hebrews 10:4 states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. This verse highlights the limitations of animal sacrifices, which cannot truly atone for sin. Instead, they serve as reminders of the need for a greater sacrifice, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
This means that the sacrifices made under the Old Covenant were insufficient for true atonement. They could not remove the guilt of sin but only served as temporary reminders of it.
The term 'impossible' emphasizes the complete inadequacy of animal sacrifices in addressing the issue of sin, pointing to the need for a perfect sacrifice, which is found in Christ.
This verse illustrates that true atonement cannot be achieved through animal sacrifices but requires the sacrificial death of Jesus, who is seen as the Lamb of God.
Hebrews 10:4 is part of a larger argument about the superiority of Christ's sacrifice over the Old Testament sacrificial system, which was temporary and ultimately ineffective in removing sin.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways do I rely on my own efforts to atone for my shortcomings, rather than trusting in Christ's sacrifice?
- How can understanding the limitations of the Old Covenant deepen my appreciation for the New Covenant?
- What does it mean for me personally that Christ's blood is sufficient for the removal of my sins?
- How can I share the message of Christ's ultimate sacrifice with others who may still rely on their own works?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
John Chrysostom comments on this verse to emphasize the insufficiency of animal sacrifices in achieving true cleansing from sin.
"For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins." So that their being many, and offered "continually," proves that they (the worshipers) were never made clean.
Chrysostom argues that the continual offering of sacrifices demonstrates that they could never truly cleanse the worshipers.
Early Church Fathers on Hebrews 10 →Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Hebrews 10:4 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleFor it is not possible,.... There is a necessity of sin being taken away, otherwise it will be remembered; and there will be a conscience of it, and it must be answered for, or it will remain marked,
Read John Gill on Hebrews 10 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryFor it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. For - Reason why, necessarily, there is a continually-recurring 'remembrance of sins' in legal sacrifices (Hebrews 10:3).
Read Robert Jamieson on Hebrews 10 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleFor gives a reason of the precedent proof, that the legal sacrifices did keep sins in remembrance; for they were of such matter as could not have any causal power to take them away. It is not possible: this is equivalent to a universal negative, the impossibility being absolute as to the things themselves in their very nature; they being corporeal, can have no influence upon a spiritual evil in the soul, ,7; and by God’ s constitution they were to lead them to better things, God being not pleased with flesh and blood, . That the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins; the blood of these were only carried into the holy of holiest on the atonement day, yearly, , to which this is…
Read Matthew Poole on Hebrews 10 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Ver. 4. Should take away sins] And so pacify conscience; for sin is to the conscience as a mote to the eye, as a dagger to the heart, 2 Samuel 24:10, as an adder’ s sting to the flesh, Proverbs 23:32.
Read John Trapp on Hebrews 10 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) This verse explains those which precede. No inconsistency really belonged to these sacrifices and this ceremonial, though so often repeated; for it was impossible that any such sacrifice should really remove sin. The offering was necessary, and it answered its purpose; but it could not remove the necessity for another and a better offering.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Hebrews 10 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 4. For it is not possible] Common sense must have taught them that shedding the blood of bulls and goats could never satisfy Divine justice, nor take away guilt from the conscience; and God intended that they should understand the matter so: and this the following quotation from the Psalmist sufficiently proves.
Read AdamClarke on Hebrews 10 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges4. it is not possible …] This plain statement of the nullity of sacrifices in themselves, and regarded as mere outward acts, only expresses what had been deeply felt by many a worshipper under the Old Covenant. It should be compared with the weighty utterances on this subject in the O.T., 1 Samuel 15:22; Isaiah 1:11-17; Jeremiah 6:20; Jeremiah 7:21-23; Amos 5:21-24; Micah 6:6-8; Psalms 40:6-8 (quoted in the next verses), and Pss. 50. and 51; and above all Hosea 6:6, which, being a pregnant summary of the principle involved, was a frequent quotation of our Lord. Any value which the system of sacrifices possessed was not theirs intrinsically (propriâ virtute) but relatively and typically (per…
Read Cambridge on Hebrews 10 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleFor it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins - The reference here is to the sacrifices which were made on the great day of the atonement, for on that day the
Read Albert Barnes on Hebrews 10 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.
Tyndale line
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is vnpossible that the blood of bulles and goates should take away sinnes.
Strictly literal
For blood of bulls and goats [is] incapable of taking away sins.
for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
From the Latin
For it is impossible that with the blood of oxen and goats sin should be taken away.
Simplified
because it's impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to remove sins.
Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
Impossibile enim est sanguine taurorum et hircorum auferri peccata.
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܡܐ ܕܬܘܪܐ ܘܕܨܦܪܝܐ ܠܡܕܟܝܘ ܚܛܗܐ
The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.
Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.
The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The previous edition, still widely cited.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.¶
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Hebrews 10:4
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The Greek word ἀδύνατος (i.e., adunatos) means 'unable' or 'powerless' when referring to persons, and 'impossible' when referring to things. It appears in various contexts in the New Testament, such as Acts 14:8 and Romans 15:1, as well as in passages discussing the impossibility of certain actions (e.g., Matthew 19:26). The entries consistently highlight its dual usage, but some lexicons note different nuances in its application.
ἀ-δύνατος, -ov, (δύναμαι), [fr. Hdt.down]; 1. without strength, impotent: τοῖς ποσί, Acts xiv. 8; fig. of Christians whose faith is not yet quite firm, Ro. xv. 1 (opp. to δυνατός). 42. impossible (in contrast with δυνατόν) : παρά τινι, for (with) any one, Mt. xix. 26; Mk. x. 27; Lk. xviii. 27; τὸ ἀδύν. τοῦ νόμου ‘ what the law could not do’ (this God effected by, etc.; [al. take τὸ ἀδύν. here as nom. absol., cf. B. 381 (326); W. 574 (534); Meyer or Gifabw ford ad loc.]), Ro. viii. 3; foll. by ace. with inf., Heb. vi. 4,18; x.4; by inf., Heb. xi. 6.
ἀδύνατος (adunatos) — unable.
ἀδῠνᾰτ-ος, ον,
I. of persons, unable to do a thing, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὥστε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ώτατος, λέγειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2. absolutely, without strength, powerless, weakly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ. men disabled for service, whether as invalids or paupers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. χρήμασι poor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴς τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ -ώτατοι persons of no importance, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of ships, disabled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἀ. want of strength, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἀ. disabilities, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. of things, impossible, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐλπίδες unrealizable, [Refs 4th c.BC+]reductio ad impossibile, APr. [Refs] —ἀδύνατόν [ἐστι] with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀδύνατά [ἐστι] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὑμῖν ὥστε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]…
ἀδύνατος
adunatos
from 1 (as a negative particle) and 1415; unable, i.e. weak (literally
or figuratively); passively, impossible:--could not do, impossible,
impotent, not possible, weak.
see GREEK for 1
see GREEK for 1415
ἀδύνατος, ον
Adj
incapable, impossible
ἀδύνατος adynatos 10x
impotent, weak; impossible
ἀδύνατος of persons, unable to do a thing, c. inf., Hdt., Eur., etc.
absol. without strength, powerless, Hdt., Eur., etc.; οἱ ἀδύνατοι men disabled for service, incapable, Aeschin., etc.; ἀδύνατος χρήμασι poor, Thuc.; εἴς τι Plat.:—of ships, disabled, Hdt.:— τὸ ἀδ. want of strength, Plat.; τὰ ἀδ. disabilities, Dem.
of things, that cannot be done, impossible, Eur., Plat., etc.; ἀδύνατόν ορ ἀδύνατά [ἐστι], it is impossible, Hdt., etc.: τὸ ἀδ. impossibility, id. Hdt.; τολμᾶν ἀδύνατα, ἀδυνάτων ἐρᾶν Eur.
Adj-NSN — Adjective · nominative · singular · neuternominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular neuter.
A-NSN Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Neuter
10 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 10 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Counted over the 15 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
ἥδ’ ἐστὶν αἰτία δι’ ἣν ἄγονον οὐδεμίαν ψυχὴν ἐδημιούργησεν ἀγαθοῦ, κἂν ἡ χρῆσις ἀδύνατος ἐνίοις ᾖ αὐτοῦ.
τῆς δὲ γυναικὸς ἐπὶ τούτῳ μειδιασάσης καὶ ἀδύνατον εἶναι τὴν τεκνοποιίαν εἰπούσης αὐτῆς μὲν ἐνενήκοντα ἔτη ἐχούσης τοῦ δʼ ἀνδρὸς ἑκατόν, οὐκέτι κατέσχον λανθάνοντες ἀλλʼ ἐμήνυσαν ἑαυτοὺς ὄντας ἀγγέλους τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ὅτι πεμφθείη μὲν ὁ εἷς σημανῶν…
ὁ παραγγείλας μὴ ψεύδεσθαι, πολλῷ μᾶλλον αὐτὸς οὐ ψεύσεται: οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀδύνατον παρὰ τῷ θεῷ εἰ μὴ τὸ ψεύσασθαι.
καὶ διαγεγραφὼς εἰς ταῦτα μέρος τι· τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν διασυνεσταμένος τοῖς ἀνδράσιν καὶ ἀδυνατῶν τάξασθαι … ὠνητὴν τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων μοι ἐγγαίων Ἐσθλάδαν Δρύτωνος διαγράφειν τοῖς ἀνδράσι· τὰ δὲ
ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Σχώτου ἱερεὺς Σούχου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης ὡς ἐτῶν νδ ἐλάσσων μελίχρως μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν ἀδύνατος ὄμμασι τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτῶι ἐν τῶι ἄνω πεδίωι περὶ Πάθυριν γῆν ἤπειρον σιτοφόρον ἀρουρῶν
ἀπέδοτο Νεχούτης Σεκοῦτος Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς ὡς ἐτῶν οβ μέσος μελάγχρως τετανὸς μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν ἀδύνατος τοῖς ὄμμασι ἀπὸ τῆς ὑπαρχούσης αὐτῶι ἐν τῶι ἄνω πεδίωι Κροκοδίλων πόλεως γῆς ἠπείρου
The Greek word γάρ (gar) is a coordinating particle primarily used to introduce reasons or explanations, similar to 'for' in English. It can serve various functions, including causal, explicative, and conclusive, and is often placed after the first word in a clause. In the New Testament, it appears in contexts that clarify or justify preceding statements, aligning with its classical usage.
γάρ, a conjunction, which ace. to its composition, γέ and dpa (i. 4. ἄρ), is properly a particle of affirmation and conclusion, denoting truly therefore, verily as the case stands, “ the thing is first aflirmed by the particle yé, and then is referred to what precedes by the force of the particle dpa” (Klotz ad Devar. ii. 1, p. 232; οἵ. Kiihner ii. p. 724; [Jelf § 786; W. 445 (415) sq-]). Now since by a new affirmation not infrequently the reason and nature of something previously mentioned are set forth, it comes to pass that, by the use of this particle, either the reason and cause of a foregoing statement is added, whence arises the causal or argumentative force of the particle, for (Lat. nam, enim; Germ. denn) ; or some previous declaration is explained, whence γάρ takes on an ex plicative force: YP Sor, the fact is, namely (Lat. videlicet, Germ. ndmilich). Thus the force of the…
Read the full entry →γάρ (gar) — for.
γάρ
(γε, ἄρα), causal conjunction, used alone or with other Particles.
I. introducing the reason or cause of what precedes, for, τῷ γὰρ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη· κήδετο γ. Δαναῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but frequently in explanation of that which is implied in the preceding clause, πολλάων πολίων κατέλυσε κάρηνα.. τοῦ γὰρ κράτος ἐστὶ μέγιστον [Refs]
I. b in simple explanations, especially after a Pronoun or demonstrative adjective, ἀλλὰ τόδ᾽ αἰνὸν ἄχος κραδίην καὶ θυμὸν ἱκάνει· Ἕκτωρ γ. ποτε φήσει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὃ δὲ δεινότατον.. ὁ Ζεὺς γ... [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently in introducing proofs or examples, μαρτύριον δέ· Δήλου γ. καθαιρομένης.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τεκμήριον δέ· οὔτε γ. Λακεδαιμόνιοι.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; in full, τεκμήριον δὲ…
γάρ
gar
a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument,
explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as,
because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then,
therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
γάρ
Cj.
for
γάρ for, Lat. enim, and like it, regularly placed after the first word of a sentence: to introduce the reason:
ARGUMENTATIVE, to introduce the reason for a statement, which usually precedes:—when it precedes the statement, it may be rendered since, as, Ἀτρείδη, πολλοὶ γὰρ τεθνᾶσιν Ἀχαιοί, χρὴ πόλεμον παῦσαι Il.
the statement of which γάρ gives the reason may be omitted, οὐ γάρ τί μοι Ζεὺς ἦν ὁ κηρύξας τάδε [yes], for it was not Zeus, etc., Soph.; ἔστι γὰρ οὕτω [yes], for so it is, i. e. yes certainly, Plat.; οἵδ᾽ οὐκέτ᾽ εἰσί: τοῦτο γάρ σε δήξεται [I say this], for it will sting thee, Eur.: —in Conditional Propositions, where the Condition is omitted, it may be transl. for otherwise, else, οὐ γὰρ ἄν με ἔπεμπον πάλιν, (sc. εἰ μὴ ἐπίστευον)…
Read the full entry →Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
1,083 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 11 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 1,038 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
1 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
καὶ γὰρ λόγον καὶ ἀκοὴν ὑπερβάλλει μείζω καὶ σεμνότερα ὄντα ἢ ὡς θνητοῦ τινος ὀργάνοις ἐναρμοσθῆναι.
τινὲς μὲν γὰρ ἐπιδεικνύμενοι λόγων δεινότητα καὶ τὴν ἀπʼ αὐτῆς θηρευόμενοι δόξαν ἐπὶ τοῦτο τῆς παιδείας τὸ μέρος ὁρμῶσιν, ἄλλοι δὲ χάριν ἐκείνοις φέροντες, περὶ ὧν τὴν ἀναγραφὴν εἶναι συμβέβηκε, τὸν εἰς αὐτὴν πόνον καὶ παρὰ δύναμιν ὑπέστησαν·
ἐγνώρισεν γὰρ ἡμῖν ὁ δεσπότης διὰ τῶν προφητῶν τὰ παρεληλυθότα καὶ τὰ ἐνεστῶτα, καὶ τῶν μελλόντων δοὺς ἀπαρχὰς ἡμῖν γεύσεως, ὧν τὰ καθ̓ ἕκαστα βλέποντες ἐνεργούμενα, καθὼς ἐλάλησεν, ὀφείλομεν πλουσιώτερον καὶ ὑψηλότερον προσάγειν τῷ φόβῳ αὐτοῦ.
ἀποκαταστῆναι , ἔτι καὶ νῦν καλῶς ποιήσεις παρακαλῶν σαυτὸν καὶ τοὺς παρʼ ἡμῶν· προσπέπτωκεν γὰρ Παῶν ἀναπλεῖν ἐν τῶι Τῦβι μηνὶ μετὰ δυνάμεων ἱκανῶν πρὸς τὸ καταστεῖλαι τοὺς ἐν
ἀλλʼ ἀποστερέσαι … ησας ἀλλά … τας κατὰ κοινόν … ἐπίσκεψιν ποιησάσθαι. … τούτων γὰρ γενομένων ἐσόμεθα βεβοηθημένοι ὑφʼ ὑμῶν. ἔρρωσθε. ἔτους θ Φαρμοῦθι κζ, ἐπιλέγματος ἀναγνωσθέντος τοῦ ὑπομνήματος
ποιήσετε συνγεινόμενοι εἰς τοῦτον τόπον ἐν ἀσφαλείαι ὑπάρχοντα συντηρηθῆναι τοῦτον τῶι κυρίωι βασιλεῖ· οὕτω γὰρ πράσσοντες καὶ τὴν πρὸς τὰ πράγματα εὔνοιαν διατηροῦντες … ε … παρὰ τῶν ἐπάνω
The Greek word αἷμα (i.e., *haima*) means 'blood' and encompasses various meanings, including literal blood of humans and animals, bloodshed, and metaphorical uses related to kinship and origin. It appears in numerous New Testament passages, notably in contexts of sacrifice and the blood of Christ. Some entries highlight its use in phrases indicating human nature contrasted with divine, while others note its association with color and bloodshed.
αἷμα, ατος, τό,
[in LXX for דָּם;]
blood.
In the ordinary sense: Mk 5:25, Lk 8:43, 44 22:44, Jo 19:34, Ac 15:20, 29 21:25, Re 8:7, 8 11:6 16:3, 4, 6 19:13.
In special senses:
of generation, origin, kinship (cl.): Jo 1:13 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.);
as in OT (AR on Eph, 6:12), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. (αἷ. κ. σ.), to indicate human nature as opp. to God and created spirits: Mt 16:17, I Co 15:50, Ga 1:16, Eph 6:12,
αἷμα, -ros, τό, blood, whether of men or of animals; 1. a. simply and generally: Jn. xix. 34; Rev. viii. 7 56. ; xi. 6; xvi. 3 sq. 6” (on which passages cf. Ex. vii. 20 544.) ; xix. 13; ῥύσις αἵματος, Mk. v. 25, [(πηγὴ αἷμ. 29)]; Lk. viii. 43 sq.; θρόμβοι αἵματος, Lk. xxii. 44 [L br. WH reject the pass.]. So also in passages where the eating of blood (and of bloody flesh) is forbidden, Acts xv. 20, 29; xxi. 25; cf. Lev. iii. 17; vil. 16 (26); xvii. 10; see Knobel on Ley. vii. 26 sq.; [Kalisch on Lev., Preliminary Essay ὃ 1]; Riickert, Abendmahl, p. 94. ὍὌ. As it was anciently believed that the blood is the seat of the life (Lev. xvii. 11; [cf. Delitzsch, Bibl. Psychol. pp. 238-247 (Eng. trans. p. 281 sqq-)]), the phrase σὰρξ x. αἷμα (D7) 3, a common phrase in Rabbinical writers), or in inverse order αἷμα x. σάρξ, denotes man’s living body compounded of flesh and blood, 1 Co. xv. 50…
Read the full entry →αἷμα. An interesting parallel to the common Biblical phrase αἷμα ἐκχέω, especially as it appears in Deut 19’ καὶ οὐκ ἐκχυθήσεται αἷμα ἀναίτιον, is afforded by an inscription found on a tombstone at Rheneia, containing a Jewish ‘‘prayer for vengeance,” Sy// 816°* (i/A.D.) ἐγχέαντας αὐτῆς τὸ ἀναίτιον αἷμα ἀδίκως : see the full discussion in Deissmann 2.42 p. 4231. For the use of αἷμα, as in Jn 11", cf. P Lips I. 28! (a.p. 381) mp[d]s τὸ εἶναί cov vilo]y γνήσιον καὶ πρωτότοκον ὡς ἐξ ἰδίου αἵματος γεννηθέντα σοι. In P Leid C (verso) 119 (p. 118 —B.c. 161) two men appear in a dream saying Πτολεμαῖος, λαβὲ to[is] χαλκοὺς τοῦ αἵματος : they count out a purseful and say to one of the Twins εἰδοὺ τοὺς χαλκοὺς Tod αἵματος. Leemans quotes an opinion that this meant the price of a victim, and compares Mt 27% In the sense of murder or blood-guiltiness it finds modern support in the Pontic dialect…
Read the full entry →αἷμα (ahima) — blood.
αἷμα, ατος, τό,
blood, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in plural, streams of blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. of anything like blood, Βακχίου[LXX+5th c.BC+]
2. b dye obtained from ἄγχουσα, alkanet, [Refs]
3. with collateral meaning of spirit, courage, οὐκ ἔχων αἷμα pale, spiritless [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. bloodshcd, murder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅμαιμον αἷ. a kinsman's murder, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἴργασται μητρῷον αἷ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἶ. πράττειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἷμα τραγοκτόνον shedding of goat's blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐφ᾽ αἵματι φεύγειν to avoid trial for murder by going into exile, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural in this sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἵματασύγγονα brothers' corpses, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —concrete, νεακόνητον αἷ. keen-edged death, i. e. a sword, [Refs 5th…
αἷμα
haima
of uncertain derivation; blood, literally (of men or animals),
figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of
Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred:--blood.
αἷμα, ατος, τό
n.n.
blood
αἱμα haima 97x
blood; of the color of blood; bloodshed; blood-guiltiness; natural descent
αἷμα blood, Hom., etc.; in pl. streams of blood, Trag.
bloodshed, murder, Aesch., etc.: —ἐφ᾽ αἵματι φεύγειν to avoid trial for murder by going into exile, Dem.; so, αἷμα φεύγειν Eur.
like Lat. sanguis, blood-relationship, kin, Soph., Hom., etc.; ὁ πρὸς αἵματος one of the blood or race, Soph.; μητρὸς τῆς ἐμῆς ἐν αἵματι akin to her by blood, Aesch.
Deriv. uncertain.
Noun-ASN — Noun · accusative · singular · neuteraccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular neuter.
N-ASN Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Neuter
blud (dam, probably from 'adham "to be red"; haima): Used in the Old Testament to designate the life principle in either animal or vegetable, as the blood of man or the juice of the grape (Le 17:11, et al.); in the New Testament for the blood of an animal, the atoning blood of Christ, and in both Old Testament and New Testament in a figurative sense for bloodshed or murder (Ge 37:26; Ho 4:2; Re 16:6).
1. Primitive Ideas:
Although the real function of the blood in the human system was not fully known until the fact of its circulation was established by William Harvey in 1615, nevertheless from the earliest times a singular mystery has been attached to it by all peoples. Blood…
Blood
(1.) As food, prohibited in Gen. 9:4, where the use of animal food is first allowed. Comp. Deut. 12:23; Lev. 3:17; 7:26; 17:10-14. The injunction to abstain from blood is renewed in the decree of the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:29). It has been held by some, and we think correctly, that this law of prohibition was only ceremonial and temporary; while others regard it as still binding on all. Blood was eaten by the Israelites after the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 14:32-34).
(2.) The blood of sacrifices was caught by the priest in a basin, and then sprinkled seven times on the altar; that of the passover on the…
To blood is ascribed in Scripture the mysterious sacredness which belongs to life, and God reserved it to himself when allowing man the dominion over and the use of the lower animals for food. Thus reserved, it acquires a double power: (1) that of sacrificial atonement; and (2) that of becoming a curse when wantonly shed, unless duly expiated. (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 7:26; 17:11-13)
The life of all animals was regarded as especially in the blood, which was a sacred and essential part of the sacrifices offered to God, Heb 9:22. It was solemnly sprinkled upon the altar and the mercy seat, "for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul," Le 17:1-16 the life of the victim for the life of the sinner. It was therefore most sacredly associated with the blood of the Lamb of God which "cleanseth us from all sin," Eph 1:7 1Jo 1:7. Hence the strict prohibition renewed in Ac 15:29. In direct opposition to this are the heathen customs of drinking the blood of animals and even of men- of eating raw flesh, with the blood, and even fresh cut from the living…
100 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 97 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Counted over the 223 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
εἰπάτω γάρ, τίς τέ ἐστι καὶ ποταπός, πνεῦμα ἢ αἷμα ἢ πῦρ ἢ ἀὴρ ἢ ἕτερόν τι [σῶμα], ἢ τοσοῦτόν γε ὅτι σῶμά ἐστιν ἢ πάλιν ἀσώματον.
δεσπότας γὰρ ἁπάντων ὑμᾶς εἶναι πεποίηκα τῶν τε χερσαίων καὶ νηκτῶν καὶ ὅσα τὴν μετάρσιον αἰώραν ἔχει καὶ φοράν, χωρὶς αἵματος·
πλήρης εἰμὶ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων, καὶ στέαρ ἀρνῶν καὶ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων οὐ βούλομαι, οὐδ̓ ἂν ἔρχησθε ὀφθῆναί μοι, τίς γὰρ ἐξεζήτησεν ταῦτα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν;
τῆι ε τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μηνὸς ἐφοδεύων … τὰ περὶ τὴν κώμην πεδία εὗρον ἔκχυσιν αἵματος , πυνθάνομαι δὲ τῶν ἐκ τῆς κώμης Θεόδοτον Δωσιθέου ἐξελθόντα ὡς ἐπὶ ταῦτα μηκέτʼ
τοῦ ὑπηρέτου εὗρον ἐπὶ τῷ μέσῳ δακτύλῳ τραῦμα , ὃ καὶ θεραπεύω, καὶ συνδρομὴν αἵματος ἐπὶ τῷ μαστῷ καὶ ἐξεμοῦσαν καὶ πυρέττουσαν. διὸ προσφωνῶ. ἔτους ιε Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Δομιτιανοῦ
θύραν ἐπισφραγεῖσαν ἀνεωγμένην … ων … τῶν χοίρων ἓξ χοίραν μίαν … α τὸ αἷμα ἀπέκειτο
The Greek word ταῦρος (i.e., *tauros*) means 'bull' or 'ox.' It appears in various contexts, including sacrifices and as a symbol in the zodiac. The New Testament references it in Matthew, Acts, and Hebrews. While most entries agree on its basic meaning, some provide additional historical or cultural contexts, such as its use in sacrifices to deities.
ταῦρος, -ov, ὁ, [fr. τ. meaning ‘thick’, ‘stout’ ; allied w. σταυρός, q. v.; ef. Vanicek p. 1127 ; Fick Pt. i. p. 246. Cf. Eng. steer], fr. Hom. down, Sept. for WWW, a bull (ox): Mt. xxii.4; Acts xiv. 13; Heb. ix.13; x, 4.
ταῦρος, ‘a bull,” ‘fan οχ᾽᾿: P Oxy I. 12174 (iii/A.p.) περεὶ τῶν ταύρων ἐργαζέσθωσαν, ‘as to the oxen, make them work.” From the adj. form ταυρικός (not in 1,58) comes τὸ ταυρικόν, ““the oxen,’’ as in P Fay 11516 (A.D. 101) πέμσις pv φειρι τῶι ταυρικῶι, ‘‘send me a strap (Ὁ) for the oxen’’ (Edd.): see also PSI IV. 42928 (iii/B.c.) περὶ ταυρικῶν ζευγῶν tB, P Flor II. 1341 (A.D. 260) (with the editor’s note), which also shows ταυρελάτης, and P Ryl II. 240° (iii/a.D.) παράσχες χό[ρ]τον τῷ ταυρικῴῷ. The classical adj. ταύρειος is found in the medical prescription P Oxy 11. 2344 (ii/iii A.p.) χολῇ ταυρείᾳ, ““ gall of an ox.
ταῦρος (tauros) — bull.
ταῦρος, ὁ,
bull, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; as a sacrifice to Poseidon, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄπεχε τῆς βοὸς τὸν τ., oracularly of Agamemnon and his wife, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. priest of Poseidon Taureios, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3. a kind of Lycian boat with bull as figurehead, postulated to explain Europa's bull, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. the bull as a sign of the Zodiac, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. ={κοχώνη}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: also the pudenda muliebria, [Refs 9th c.AD+]: the male αἰδοῖον, [Refs] (Cf. Latin taurus, Lithuanian tauras, Slavonic tur[ucaron], etc.)
ταῦρος
tauros
apparently a primary word (compare 8450, "steer"); a bullock:--bull,
ox.
see HEBREW for 08450
ταῦρος, ου, ὁ
n.m.
a bull, an ox
ταῦρος tauros 4x
a bull, ox, Mt. 22:4; Acts 14:13; Heb. 9:13; 10:4*
ταῦρος ταῦρος, ὁ, a bull, Hom., etc.: also ταῦρος βοῦς, like σῦς κάπρος, κίρκος ἵρηξ, Il.:— ἄπεχε τῆς βοὸς τὸν ταῦρον, oracularly of Agamemnon and his wife, Aesch.
Noun-GPM — Noun · genitive · plural · masculinegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
N-GPM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
4 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Counted over the 14 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
ταῦροι μὲν καταζεύγνυνται πρὸς ἄροτον γῆς καὶ βαθείας αὔλακας ἀνατέμνοντες δι’ ἡμέρας, ἔστι δ’ ὅτε καὶ νυκτός, μακρὸν δόλιχον ἀποτείνουσι γεωπόνου τινὸς ἐφεστῶτος·
ἐπὶ μὲν οὖν ἡμέρας ἑπτὰ τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον αὐτούς τε καὶ τὰς στολὰς ἐθεράπευε τήν τε σκηνὴν καὶ τὰ περὶ αὐτὴν σκεύη ἐλαίῳ τε προσχριομένῳ, καθὼς εἶπον, καὶ τῷ αἵματι τῶν ταύρων καὶ κριῶν σφαγέντων καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ἑνὸς κατὰ γένος, τῇ δὲ ὀγδόῃ…
πλήρης εἰμὶ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων, καὶ στέαρ ἀρνῶν καὶ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων οὐ βούλομαι, οὐδ̓ ἂν ἔρχησθε ὀφθῆναί μοι, τίς γὰρ ἐξεζήτησεν ταῦτα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν;
τῆς ἐπιγονῆς εἰς τὸν ἀροτῆρα τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἑνὸς καὶ εἰκοστοῦ ἔτους Καίσαρος τοῦ Σερουηλίου ταύρους τελείους μέλανας δύο ὧν εἷς ἐστιν ὁ λεγόμενος … ς ὁ δʼ ἄλλος Ἀρσινοειτικὸς
κυρία ἡ μίσθωσις … ἔτους κα Καίσαρος Ἁθὺρ … ὁ Ἀρίγνωτος Σερουιλίου … τοὺς ταύρους καθάπερ πρόκειται … ἔτους κα Καίσαρος Ἁθὺρ
διαγέγραφε Ταύρων Ἀρίστωνος ὑπὲρ χωματικοῦ α ἔτους δραχμὰς ἓξ τετρώβολον καὶ βαλανευτικοῦ τετρώβολον ἡμιωβέλιον γίνονται δραχμαὶ
καί (kai) is a conjunction meaning 'and,' used to connect words, phrases, and clauses. It serves various functions, including copulative and adjunctive uses, and can express cumulative ideas like 'also' or 'even.' The New Testament frequently employs it to link terms and sentences, as seen in verses like Matthew 2:18 and John 10:3. Abbott-Smith notes its use in both simple and complex structures, while Thayer emphasizes its role as the most common particle in the New Testament.
καί, a conj., and; the most freq. by far of all the particles in the N. T. [On its uses see W. § 53, 3sqq.; B. 361 (310) sqq., and ef. Ellicott on Phil. iv. 12; on the difference between it and τέ see 8. v. τέ ad init. ] I. It serves as a copulative i.e. to connect (Lat. et, atque, Germ. und) ; 1. it connects single words or terms: a. univ., as of Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, Mt. xvi. 1; ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, he who is God and Father (see θεός, 3); ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ, Lk. viii. 15; πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, ΗΘ}. 1. 1; it is repeated before single terms, to each of which its own force and weight is thus given: ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ai διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι, Ro. ix. 4 ; ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή, Ro. vii. 12; add, Mt. xxiii. 23; Lk. xiv. 21; Jn. xvi. 8; Acts xv. 20, 29; xxi. 25; Heb. ix. 10; Rey. v. 12; xviii. 12 sq.; ef. W. 519 sq. (484). b. it…
Read the full entry →και. In LAE p. 129 ff. Deissmann discusses the thoroughly popular character of the Johannine style with its short paratactic sentences, introduced by kal. . . καί. To illustrate this, he cites amongst other exx. a Dream from the Serapeum, P Par 51 (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 18 ff. : see especially the amended readings in Archiv vi. p. 204), which runs—** ὦμ[ην] βατί -- δ)ίζειν pe [ἀπ]ὸ λειβὸς ἕως ἀ[ πηλι]ώτου, καὶ ἀναπίπτομαι ἐπ᾿ ἄχυρον" καὶ [ἄν]θρωπ[ος9] ἀπὸ λιβός μου, ἐχόμενός μου’ ἀναπίπτει καὶ αὐτός, καὶ ὥσπερ κεκλειμμ[évot] μου ἦσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, καὶ ἐξαί[φνης] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς pov, καὶ ὁρῶ kTA., “ I dreamed that I was going from West to East, and I lie down upon chaff. And there | αὐτὸ (deleted in the original) Σεμφθεῖ. | ἐκ καινῆς ἐν Σομολ(ῶ)…
Read the full entry →καί (kai) — and.
καί,
conjunction, copulative, joining words and sentences,
__A and; also adverb, even, also, just, frequently expressing emphatic assertion or assent, corresponding as positive to the negative οὐ (μή) or οὐδέ (μηδέ). copulative, and,
__A.I joining words or sentences to those preceding, ἦ, καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσινεῦσε Κρονίων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: repeated with two or more Nouns, αἱ δὲ ἔλαφοι κ. δορκάδες κ. οἱ ἄγριοι οἶες κ. οἱ ὄνοι οἱ ἄγριοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; joining only the last pair, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ὄχλος πλείων κ. πλείων ἐπέρρει more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to add epithets after πολύς, πολλὰ κ. ἐσθλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]
καί
kai
apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also
a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and,
also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when,
yet.
καί
Cj.
and, even, also, namely
καί kai 9x
(1) and, Mt. 2:2, 3, 11; 4:22; (2) καί ... καί, both ... and; (3) as a cumulative particle, also, too, Mt. 5:39; Jn. 8:19; 1 Cor. 11:6; (4) emphatic, even, also, Mt. 10:30; 1 Cor. 2:10; in NT adversative, but, Mt. 11:19; also introductory of the apodosis of a sentence, Gal. 3:28; Jas. 2:4
Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
9,477 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 42 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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3 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.
ἡ τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.
Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν
1 ἔτους ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει
βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν
The Greek word τράγος (i.e., *tragos*) means 'he-goat.' It appears in the New Testament in Hebrews 9:12, 13, 19, and 10:4. The word is derived from a base meaning related to gnawing. Various lexicons note its use in different contexts, including references to male goats in ancient texts.
τράγος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for עַתּוּד, also for צָפִיר, תַּיִשׁ ;]
a he-goat: He 9:12, 13, 19 10:4.†
τράγος, ‘*a goat’’ (Heb 9! a/.): P Hib I. 120% (B.c. 250-49) τῶν ὑπαρχουσῶν αἰγῶν kal τράγων, and P Frankf 5 vecfol 4 (B.C. 242-1) ἐρίφους δύο, τράγον ἕνα. Add Preiszgke 285% (Ptol.) ἥκω Kal οἱ ὑπογεγραμμένοι κυνηγοὶ ἐπὶ τὴν θήραν τῶν τράγων, and 20. 2878 (Ttol.).
τράγος (tragos) — he-goat.
τράγος [ᾰ], ὁ,
he-goat, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to αἴξ (she-goat), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν αἰγῶν τῶν τράγων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τράγος γένειον.. πενθήσεις you will mourn your beard like the goat in the proverb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Κιλίκιοι τράγοι, of longhaired men, [Refs]; of men, τράγου ὄζειν, τράγου πνεῖν, to smell like a goat, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. the age when change of voice and other signs of puberty appear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. b the change of the voice which takes place at this age, uncertain in [Refs]; compare τραγάω, τραγίζω.
3. lewdness, lechery, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. the male of the fish μαινίς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. spelt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV. a rough kind of sponge, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
τράγος
tragos
from the base of 5176; a he-goat (as a gnawer):--goat.
see GREEK for 5176
τράγος, ου, ὁ
n.m.
a he-goat
τράγος tragos 4x
a male goat, Heb. 9:12, 13, 19; 10:4*
τράγος τρά^γος, ὁ, τρα^γεῖν a he-goat, Lat. hircus, Od., etc.
Noun-GPM — Noun · genitive · plural · masculinegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
N-GPM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
4 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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καταπλήττει με καὶ ἡ τῶν προσαγομένων τῷ ἱλασμῷ δυεῖν τράγων ἐπίκρισις ὁμοῦ καὶ διανομὴ τεμνομένων ἀδήλῳ καὶ ἀτεκμάρτῳ τομεῖ, κλήρῳ·
πλήρης εἰμὶ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων, καὶ στέαρ ἀρνῶν καὶ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων οὐ βούλομαι, οὐδ̓ ἂν ἔρχησθε ὀφθῆναί μοι, τίς γὰρ ἐξεζήτησεν ταῦτα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν;
FrA ἔτους λϛ, λόγος Ἱππονίκωι τῶν ὑπαρχουσῶν αἰγῶν καὶ τράγων· λευκαὶ … μέλαιναι … πυρραὶ … ποικίλαι … … και θ σπόδιαι … γίνονται
μ, ἄρνες ιε, γίνονται νε … … οκλείωνος πρόβατα ξη, ἄρνες ξ, αἶγες ι, τράγος α. … Δωσίθεος … υ πρόβατα ιε, ἄρνες ι, αἲξ α, ἔριφος α. Σαμβαθαῖος
The Greek word ἀφαιρέω (i.e., *aphaireo*) means to take away or remove, both literally and figuratively. It is used in various contexts, such as taking away sins (Hebrews 10:4) or cutting off a part of the body (Matthew 26:51). The entries indicate it can also imply setting aside or excluding something. There is a note on its use in mathematics and logic, but no significant disagreement among lexicons.
ἀφ-αιρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX (Cremer, 615 f.) for סור, עבר, רום, כּרת, etc. (35 words in all);]
to take from, take away, take off: c. acc., τὸ ὠτίον, Mt 26:51, Mk 14:47 (ὠτάριον, WH), Lk 22:50 (οὖς); ὄνειδος, Lk 1:25; seq. ἀπό, Re 22:19, Lk 16:3 (mid.); pass., c. gen., Lk 10:42; ἀ. ἁμαρτίος, He 10:4, Ro 11:27 (mid.) (MM, s.v.).†
ἀφ-αιρέω, -ῶ : fut. ἀφαιρήσω (Rey. xxii. 19 Ree. [fr. Erasmus, apparently on no Ms. authority; see Tdi.’s note]), and ἀφελῶ (ibid.G LT Tr WH; on this rarer fut. ef. Bitm. Ausf. Spr. ii. p. 100) ; 2 aor. ἀφεῖλον ; 1 fut. pass. ἀφαιρεθήσομαι ; Mid., pres. adatpodpar; 2 aor. ἀφειλόμην ; [see aipéw]; in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. down; to take from, take away, remove, carry off: ti, Lk. i. 25; to cut off, τὸ ὠτίον, Mt. xxvi. 51; Mk. xiv.47[L T Tr WH τὸ ὠτάριον}:; Lk. xxii. 50 [τὸ οὖς, (τὴν κεφαλήν τινος, 1 Mace. vii. 47; for ΓΞ, 1 S. xvii. 51); to take away, τὶ ἀπό with gen. of a thing, Rey. xxii. 19; τὶ ἀπό with gen. of pers. Lk. x. 42 [T WH om. L Tr br. ἀπό], (Gen. xxxi. 31; Job xxxvi. 7; Prov. iv. 16 [Alex.], ete.); mid. (prop. to take away or bear off for one’s self), Lk. xvi. 3, (Lev. iv. 10; Mice. ii. 8; in Grk. writ. with a simple gen. for ἀπό twos); ἀφαιρεῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας to take away sins…
Read the full entry →ἀφαιρέω. This very common verb is found with the simple gen. in P Hib I. 6318 (c. B.c. 265) τούτων ἄφελε, ‘deduct from this’’: cf. Rev 2219 with ἀπό added. ass in the same sense in P Lond 265 (= II. p. 257), a mathematical papyrus of i)A.D. For the more general sense of “carry off,” ‘take away,’’ cf. P Petr III. 53 (j) ὥστε ἀφελέσθαι ἡμῶν βία[ι τὸ κτῆμα], P Magd 68 (B.c. 221) ἀφείλοντο (a garment), 70. 42° (B.C. 221) τό Te περιτραχηλίδιον ἐκ καθορμίων λιθινῶν ἀφείλετό μ[οι], and so in P Lond 4113 388 18 (Β δ, 161) (=I. p. 28), one of the papyri dealing with the grievances of the Serapeum Twins—adedty αἰὐ]τῶν τοὺς ἄρτους and ἀφίλεσαν τοὺς αὐτῶν διδύμων ἄρτους. It has an extreme meaning in JosPE i. 2251, ὑπὸ τοῦ βασκάνου δαίμονος ἀφῃρέθη, by death. In BGU I. γ45 (ii/A.D.) καὶ γὰρ ἂν ἄλογον εἴη ὁπόσων μὲνυ[ 717 ἀφερετείητε, we are apparently to understand ἀφαιρεθείητε “you might be…
Read the full entry →ἀφαιρέω (aphaireō) — to remove.
ἀφαιρ-έω,
Ionic dialect ἀπαιρέω, future -ήσω: perfect ἀφῄρηκα, Ionic dialect ἀπαραίρηκα: aorist ἀφεῖλον, later infinitive ἀφέλαι[Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—take away from:—Constr.: mostly ἀ. τί τινι, σῖτον μέν σφιν ἀφεῖλε took it from him, [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices, etc. (but also, relieve one of a duty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τινά τι probably [Refs 5th c.BC+], see infr. II. I, III: with genitive, take from, τιμῆς οὔτ᾽ ἀφελὼν οὔτ᾽ ἐπορεξάμενος[Refs 6th c.BC+]; μηδὲν ἀφαιρῶμεν τοῦ ἀδίκου (from the unjust man) ἀπὸ τῆς ἀδικίας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ πλήθους diminish the number, [Refs 5th c.BC+] having taken them off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]took away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
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aphaireo
from 575 and 138; to remove (literally or figuratively):--cut (smite)
off, take away.
see GREEK for 575
see GREEK for 138
ἀφαιρέω
v.
I take away, smite off
ἀφαιρέω to take from, take away from a person, τί τινι Od., etc.; also τί τινος, Ar., Xen.; and τί τινα Aesch., Soph.:—c. acc. solo, ἀπελὼν τὰ ἄχθεα having taken them off, Hdt.; ὀργὴν ἀφ. to remove it, Eur.; ἀφ. χωρίς separate, set aside, Plat.
Mid., fut. ἀφαιρήσομαι, and later ἀφελοῦμαι: aor2 ἀφειλόμην:— to take away for oneself, take away, in sense and construction much like Act., Hom., etc.
followed by μή c. inf. to prevent, hinder from doing, Soph., Eur.
ἀφαιρεῖσθαί τινα εἰς ἐλευθερίαν, Lat. vindicare in libertatem, to set a man free, Plat., Dem.
Pass., fut. -αιρεθήσομαι: aor1 ἀφηιρέθην: perf. ἀφῄρημαι, ionic ἀπαραίρημαι:— to be robbed or deprived of a thing, to have it taken from one, τι Hdt., attic
Verb-PAN — Verb · present · active · infinitivepresent active infinitive — an action in progress.
V-PAN Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Active Mood: iNfinitive TVM equivalent: G5721
10 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 7 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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τὸ δὲ „ἔλαβεν“ οὐκ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀφεῖλεν ἀκουστέον, ἀλλ’ ἀντὶ τοῦ κατηρίθμησεν, ἐξήτασεν, ὡς ἐν ἑτέροις „λάβε τὸ κεφάλαιον τῶν σκύλων τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας“ (Num.
καὶ συμβαλὼν αὐτοῖς κρατεῖ τῇ μάχῃ καὶ τῶν ἐλπίδων, ἃς εἶχον ἐπὶ τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους, ἀφαιρεῖται τάς τε πόλεις αὐτῶν ἐπῄει καταστρεφόμενος, καὶ φόνος πολὺς τῶν Αἰθιόπων ἐπράττετο.
καὶ κύριος βούλεται ἀφελεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ πόνου τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, δεῖξαι αὐτῷ φῶς καὶ πλάσαι τῇ συνέσει, δικαιῶσαι δίκαιον εὖ δουλεύοντα πολλοῖς.
οὐ λειτουργοῦσιν οὐδὲ σπένδουσιν τῶι Ἀσκληπιῶι, ἐγὼ δὲ περὶ αὐτῶν σπένδω, ἀξιῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἀφελεῖν αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄρτους καὶ μοὶ δοῦναι, ὅτι ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν λειτουργῷ. ἐγένετο ἡ κρίσις
vestiges vestiges vestiges δεσποίνης vestiges προσώπου vestiges καὶ κακουχίαν vestiges υἱός vestiges περιθέματα vestiges ἀφαιρεθήσεται τὴν ἐγγύην αξι vestiges
Σαβειν … … … ς ἀρτάβας δώδεκα ἑτέρας … … καὶ ἀφελεῖν χξ καὶ τὸ οἰνάριον ὃ ἠγόρακα ἐν τῇ μητροπόλει. ἐάν τι δαπανήσῃς τὴν ἀξίαν
The Greek word ἁμαρτία (i.e., *hamartia*) primarily means 'sin' or 'failure to hit the mark.' It encompasses ethical wrongdoing and is used in the New Testament to describe both individual acts of sin and the overarching principle of sin as a dominating force in human life. Various lexicons note its use in contexts such as guilt and the nature of sin, with references in Romans and John highlighting its significance in Christian theology.
παράβασις, παράπτωμα, ἀγνόημα, ἥττημα. A MOURNFULLY numerous group of words, and one which it would be only too easy to make larger still. Nor is it hard to see why. For sin, which we may define in the 240 SYNONYMS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. ϑιυχνι. language of Augustine, as ‘ factum vel dictuin yel concuvitum aliquid contra eternam legem’ (Con. Faust. xxii. 27; cf. the Stoic definition, ἁμάρτημα, νόμου ἀπαγόρευμα, Plutarch, De Rep. Stoic. 11); or again, ‘ voluntas admittendi vel retinendi quod justitia vetat, et unde liberum est abstinere’ (Con. Jul. i. 47), may be regarded under an infinite number of aspects, and in all languages has been so regarded; and as the diagnosis of it belongs most of all to the Scriptures, nowhere else are we likely to find it contemplated on so many sides, set forth under such various images. It may be regarded as the missing of a mark or aim; it is then ἁμαρτία…
Read the full entry →ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἁμαρτάνω, q.v.),
[in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc.;]
prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (v. reff. to CR in MM, VGT, s.v.);
guilt, sin (Plat., Arist., al.);
more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure. In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense;
ἁμαρτία, -as, 9, (fr. 2 aor. ἁμαρτεῖν, as ἀποτυχία fr. ἀποτυχεῖν), a failing to hit the mark (see ἁμαρτάνω). In Grk. writ. (fr. Aeschyl. and Thue. down). 1st, an error of the understanding (cf. Ackermann, Das Christl. im Plato, p. 59 Anm. 3 [Eng. trans. (S. R. Asbury, 1861) Ρ. ὅΤ η. 997). 2d, a bad action, evil deed. In the N. T. always in an ethical sense, and 1. equiv. to τὸ ἁμαρravew α sinning, whether it occurs by omission or commission, in thought and feeling or in speech and actior (cf. Cie. de fin. 3, 9): Ro. v. 12 sq. 20; ὑφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι held down in sin, Ro. iii. 9; ἐπιμένειν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Ro. Vi. 1; ἀποθνήσκειν τῇ dp. and ζῆν ἐν αὐτῇ, Ro. vi. 2; τὴν dp. γινώσκειν, Ro. vii. 7; 2 Co. v. 21; νεκρὸς τῇ dp. Ro. vi. 11; περὶ ἁμαρτίας to break the power of sin, Ro. viii. 3 [cf. Mey.]; σῶμα τῆς ἅμ. the body as the instrument of sin, Ro. vi. 6; ἀπάτη τῆς ἅμ. the craft by which sin is…
Read the full entry →ἁμαρτία. In an inscription of Cyzicus territory (JAS xxvii. (1907) p- 63), which F. ΝΥ. Hasluck supposes to belong to iii/B.c., we find ἁμαρτίαν μετανόει, and the word is also found in the interesting Sy// 633 151 (ii/a.p.) which illustrates so many NT words, ὃς ἂν [sic /eg.] δὲ πολυπραγμονήσῃ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ περιεργάσηται, ἁμαρτίαν ὀφιλέτω Μηνὶ Τυράννωι, ἣν οὐ μὴ δύνηται ἐξειλάσασθαι. See also P Lips I. 119 vecfo® (A.D. 274) - - - τ]ῶν ἁμαρτιῶ[ν] τὰς πονηρίας συνεχῶς ἀ]νορθουμένων, P Oxy VIII. 1110}} (A.p. 254) αὐτὸς ὑπέσχετο ἀντὶ τῆς ἁμα]ρτίας, ἀγνοίας πρίόϊφασιν ὑποτειμησάμενος, ὑποστήσεσθαι τὸ [με]τὰ τοῦτο τὰς λειτουργίας. On the Greek conception of ἁμαρτία see CX XXV. pp. 195-7, and xxiv. pp. 88…
Read the full entry →ἁμαρτία (hamartia) — sin.
ἁμαρτ-ία, ἡ,
a failure, fault, τῶνδ᾽ ἁ. δόμων[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. δόξης error of judgement, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. in Philos. and Religion, guilt, sin, [NT+5th c.BC+]
ἁμαρτία
hamartia
from 264; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
see GREEK for 264
ἁμαρτία, ας, ἡ
n.f.
a sin
ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτάνω a failure, fault, sin, Aesch., etc.; ἁμ. τινός a fault committed by one, id. Aesch.; ἁμ. δόξης fault of judgment, Thuc.
generally, guilt, sin, Plat., Arist., NTest.
Noun-APF — Noun · accusative · plural · feminineaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
N-APF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine
174 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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Every reference is on the Strong's page.
Counted over the 294 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
„ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον“, ἵνα αἱ μὲν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου κατορθώσεις ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἀναφέρωνται μόνον, ἐπ’ ἄλλους δὲ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.
Ἄδαμος δὲ παρῃτεῖτο τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὑτὸν καὶ παρεκάλει τὸν θεὸν μὴ χαλεπαίνειν αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ γεγονότος αἰτιώμενος καὶ λέγων ὑπʼ αὐτῆς ἐξαπατηθεὶς ἁμαρτεῖν, ἡ δʼ αὖ κατηγόρει τοῦ ὄφεως.
ἔτι δὲ καὶ τοῦτο ἐρωτῶ ὑμᾶς ὡς εἶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ὤν, ἰδίως δὲ καὶ πάντας ἀγαπῶν ὑπὲρ τὴν ψυχήν μου, προσέχειν νῦν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ μὴ ὁμοιοῦσθαί τισιν ἐπισωρεύοντας ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν λέγοντας, ὅτι ἡ διαθήκη ἐκείνων καὶ ἡμῶν.
καὶ διὰ τὰ νει … … σθαι μηδ … … μάλιστα ἂν πειθαρχ … ἁμαρτίαν … εἶναι συνον
η … υ … προφάσει ἐνοχλεῖν ἡμῖν τε καὶ τοῖς ἑκασταχόθι ἄρχουσι … τῶν ἁμαρτίας καὶ πονηρίας συνεχῶς διορθουμένων. ἔτους … Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Σεουήρου Ἀντωνίνου Παρθικοῦ μεγίστου
εὐλαβῶς ἔχων τὸν ἐπηρτημένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ παρανομήματος κίνδυνον … αὐτὸς ὑπέσχετο ἀντὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἀγνοίας πρόφασιν ὑποτιμησάμενος, ὑποστήσεσθαι τὸ μετὰ τοῦτο τὰς λειτουργίας. ὅθεν καὶ νῦν ὑπὲρ τοῦ