Hebrews 12:4 — Word Study
N1904οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
BSANot yetoupō untomechri bloodahima [pouring out, giving, the atoning blood of Christ, life force] have you resistedantikathistēmi△▸ [at this point in time, withstood, stood against] againstpros <the>ho sinhamartia [missing the mark, falling short of God's standards] strugglingantagōnizomai△▸ [fight, striving]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| οὔπω | Not yet | Adverb, negative |
| μέχρις | unto | Adverb |
| αἵματος | blood | Noun, genitive, singular |
| ἀντικατέστητε | have you resisted | Verb, second aorist, active |
| πρὸς | against | Preposition |
| τὴν | <the> | Article, accusative, singular |
| ἁμαρτίαν | sin | Noun, accusative, singular |
| ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι | struggling | Verb, present, no voice stated |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. |
| KJV | Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. |
| ASV | Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin: |
| YLT | Not yet unto blood did ye resist — with the sin striving; |
| WEB | You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin. |
| BBE | Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin: |
Where they part company is ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence consists of a main clause with a straightforward structure, emphasizing the ongoing struggle against sin.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectἀνταγωνίζομαι
verbἀντικαθίστημι
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2 of 8 occur nowhere else in the New Testament — words chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — Hebrews 12:4
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Context — Exhortation to Endurancegenerated
Hebrews 12:4 addresses the struggle against sin, encouraging believers to consider the endurance of Christ in His suffering. The author reminds the readers that they have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood, implying that their current struggles, while significant, have not reached the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus made. This context serves to motivate the community to remain steadfast in their faith despite challenges, much like the examples of perseverance found in the lives of biblical figures.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrews 12:2 | Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. |
| 2 | Hebrews 10:32–34 | Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering. |
| 3 | Matthew 24:9 | Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. |
| 4 | 1 Corinthians 10:13 | No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. |
| 5 | 2 Timothy 4:6–7 | For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 10 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — ἀνταγωνίζομαι, antagōnizomaigenerated
The word ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι (antagōnizomenoi) is a present participle form of the verb ἀνταγωνίζομαι, meaning 'to struggle' or 'to contend.' It conveys a sense of ongoing effort and resistance against an adversary, in this case, sin.
This term emphasizes the active nature of the believer's fight against sin, suggesting that it requires continuous effort and determination. The participial form indicates that this struggle is a defining characteristic of the believer's life.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as: 'In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.' This wording is consistent across several versions, including the KJV and ASV, which also use 'resisted unto blood, striving against sin.'
However, the YLT translates it as 'Not yet unto blood did ye resist — with the sin striving,' which emphasizes the ongoing nature of the struggle. The differences highlight the translators' choices in conveying the intensity of the fight against sin.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause of the verse is governed by the finite verb ἀντικατέστητε, have you resisted, which is supported by a prepositional phrase indicating the object of resistance — πρὸς ἁμαρτίαν, against sin. The adverbial phrase οὔπω, not yet, modifies the verb, indicating the extent of their resistance.
Additionally, the participial phrase ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι, struggling, describes the ongoing action of the subject, further emphasizing the continuous nature of their fight against sin.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
μέχρι appears in the Septuagint as a translation of the Hebrew word עַד, meaning 'until.' It conveys the idea of reaching a certain point or limit, which aligns with the context of resisting sin up to a significant threshold.
The use of ἁμαρτία in the LXX corresponds to the Hebrew חַטָּאָה, which also signifies 'sin.' This connection highlights the continuity of the concept of sin from the Old Testament to the New Testament.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Hebrews 12:4 reminds believers that while they struggle against sin, they have not yet faced the ultimate sacrifice of shedding blood. The verse encourages perseverance and highlights the ongoing nature of their fight.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Resisting unto blood refers to facing extreme challenges or sacrifices in the struggle against sin, suggesting that the readers have not yet experienced such a level of opposition.
The mention of shedding blood emphasizes the seriousness of the struggle against sin and serves as a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice made by Christ.
The struggle against sin is a central theme in Christian life, representing the ongoing battle between righteousness and wrongdoing that believers face daily.
Believers can strengthen their resistance against sin through prayer, studying Scripture, and seeking accountability within the Christian community.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I faced struggles against sin in my own life?
- How can I better prepare myself to resist sin in the future?
- What examples of perseverance against sin can I draw from Scripture?
- How does understanding Christ's sacrifice motivate my fight against sin?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers reflect on the themes of struggle and perseverance in this verse, offering insights into the Christian life.
Do not think you have attained to virtue until first you have fought to the shedding of blood. One must resist sin even to death—manfully and irreproachably, as the divine apostle tells us.Early Church Fathers on Hebrews 12 →
There are two kinds of consolation, apparently opposed to one another, but yet contributing great strength each to the other; both of which he has here put forward.Early Church Fathers on Hebrews 12 →
"Ye have not yet," he said, "resisted unto blood, striving against sin." Here he indicates that sin is both very vigorous, and is itself armed.Early Church Fathers on Hebrews 12 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Hebrews 12:4 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleYe have not yet resisted unto blood,.... They had resisted sin, and Satan, and the world, the men of it, and the lusts of it, and its frowns and flatteries, and also false teachers, even every
Read John Gill on Hebrews 12 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryYe have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Not yet resisted unto blood - image from pugilism, as from a race; both taken from the national Greek games.
Read Robert Jamieson on Hebrews 12 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleYe have suffered ranch for Christ already, but there is more that he requires from you, and is yet behind, ; the condition he fixed with you as his disciples, in , to lay down your life as well as your relations and goods for him. You may yet be called to testify to him, by suffering a violent and bloody death from his and your enemies, as other martyrs had done for him: consider him who hath suffered a worse death for you, to sweeten yours to you, that you do not faint, fail, or turn apostates from him and his truth; resisting with agonies whatsoever men or devils use to entice or force us to apostatize from Christ, since there will be neither arts nor powers wanting to it. Watch you…
Read Matthew Poole on Hebrews 12 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Ver. 4. Ye have not yet resisted] q.d. You may do, and must look to do. And if you cannot endure words for Christ, how will you endure wounds? If you have run with the footmen, and they have tired you, how can ye contend with horses? Jeremiah 12:5. Striving against sin] That is, against sinners that persecute you, or the sin that doth so easily beset you, and solicit you to spare yourself, and rather to yield a little than to suffer so much. The tabernacle was covered over with red (and the purple fathers tell us they take that colour clothes for the same intent), to note that we must defend the truth even to the effusion of…
Read John Trapp on Hebrews 12 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Ye have not yet resisted unto blood.—Still the general figure is retained, but for the footrace is substituted the contest of the pugilists. In Hebrews 12:1 sin was the hindrance which must be put aside; here it is the antagonist who must be subdued. It is interesting to note exactly the same transition in 1 Corinthians 9:26. (See Note.) The contest has been maintained but feebly, for no blood has flowed in their struggle with temptation and sin; they have not deserted the arena, but have shrunk from the suffering which a determined struggle would have caused. It is possible that the writer goes beyond the figure in these words, and that the price of their resistance might indeed have…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Hebrews 12 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood] Many of those already mentioned were martyrs for the truth; they persevered unto death, and lost their lives in bearing testimony to the truth. Though you have had opposition and persecution, yet you have not been called, in bearing your testimony against sin and sinners, to seal the truth with your blood. Striving against sin.] Προςτηνἁμαρτιανανταγωνιζομενοι· An allusion to boxing at the Grecian games. In the former passages the apostle principally refers to the foot races.
Read AdamClarke on Hebrews 12 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges4–13. Fatherly chastisements should be cheerfully endured4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood] If this be a metaphor drawn from pugilism, as the last is from “running a race,” it means that as yet they have not “had blood drawn.” This would not be impossible, for St Paul adopts pugilistic metaphors (1 Corinthians 9:26-27). More probably however the meaning is that, severe as had been the persecutions which they had undergone (Hebrews 10:32-33), they had not yet—and perhaps a shade of reproach is involved in the expression—resisted up to the point of martyrdom (Revelation 12:11). The Church addressed can scarcely therefore have been either the Church of Rome, which had before this time…
Read Cambridge on Hebrews 12 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleYe have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin - The general sense of this passage is, “you have not yet been called in your Christian struggles to the highest kind of sufferings and sacrifices.
Read Albert Barnes on Hebrews 12 →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
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.
Tyndale line
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
Ye have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
Strictly literal
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.
Not yet unto blood did ye resist — with the sin striving;
You did not yet resist to blood—striving with sin;
You have not yet resisted or struggled against sin to the point of blood;
From the Latin
For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
Simplified
Your resistance so far hasn't cost you blood as you fight against sin.
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
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.
Nondum enim usque ad sanguinem restitistis, adversus peccatum repugnantes :
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܛܝܬܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܕܡܐ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ
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.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
The previous edition, still widely cited.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι
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 12:4
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Greek lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. Imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate LSJ, Robinson and Packard on the Greek, Webster and Cawdrey on the English the translators were using. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Greek word οὔπω (oupo) is an adverb meaning 'not yet.' It combines the negative particle οὐ (not) with a form of πώ (yet). This term appears in various contexts in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 24:6 and John 2:4. It is noted for being a stronger form of negation compared to other expressions like μήπω.
οὔπω, (fr. οὐ and the enclitie πώ), adv., [fr. Hom. down], (differing fr. μήπω, as οὐ does fr. μή [4- v. ad init.]), not yel; a. in a negation: Mt. xxiv. 6; Mk. xiii. 7; Jn. ii. 4; iii. 24; vi. 17 Ltxt. T Tr WH; vii. 6, 85 RL WH txt., 8°, 30,39; viii. 20, 57; xi. 30; xx. 17; 1 Co. iii. 2; Heb. ii. 8; xii. 4; 1 Jn. iii. 2; Rev. xvii. 10, 12 (where Lehm. οὐκ) ; οὐδεὶς οὔπω, no one ever yet (see οὐδείς, 2, and cf. οὐ, 3.a.), Mk. xi. 2 L T Tr WH; Lk. xxiii. 53 L Tr WH; Acts viii. 16 Rec. b. in questions, nondumne? do ye not yet ete.: Mt. xv.17 RG; xvi. 9; Mk. iv. 40 L Tr WH; viii. 17, [21 L txt. T Tr WH)
οὔπω. An interesting ex. of this strong negative is afforded by P Oxy II. 29418 (A.p. 22) (= Se/ectzons, p. 35), where a man, who is anxious regarding certain news, writes to his brother—éy@ δὲ αὐτὸς οὔπω οὐδὲ ἐνήλεπα (= ἐναλήλιφα ἐμαυτὸν) ἕως ἀκούσω φάσιν παρὰ σοῦ περὶ ἁπάντων, ““1 am not so much as anointing myself until I hear word from you on each point” (Edd.). Other exx. are P Hlamb I. 27° (B.C. 250) τὴν δὲ τιμὴν οὕπω ἐκεκόμιστο, ‘but he has not yet received the price,’ P Tebt II. 423! (early iii/a.p.) οὔπου (/. οὔπω) μοι ἐδήλωσας περὶ τ]ούτου, ‘‘you have not yet told me about it,” and P Oxy XIV. 17638 (alter A.D, 222) οὔπω μέχρι σήμερον τὰ πλοῖα τῆς ἀνώνας ἐξῆλθεν, In PSI IV. 42318 (iii/B.c.) the two parts of the word are separated—ov yap mw εἰργασμένοι εἰσὶν κτλ. ae? οὐρά, A.D.) (Ξ: ΠΡ. 115) δράκοντα δακόνοντα κονοντα τὴ | | OupBavos (Δ δάκνοντα τὴν) οὐράν, and in the magical P…
Read the full entry →οὔπω (oupō) — not yet.
οὔπω
or οὔ πω, Ionic dialect οὔκω, adverb not yet, opposed to οὐκέτι (no longer, no more), usually with present or past (especially perfect, or aorist in perfect sense) tenses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently with another word between, as οὐ γάρ πω [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. sometimes merely as a stronger form of the negative, not, not at all, when it may be used with the present or future, σοὶ δ᾽ οὔ πω.. θεοὶ κοτέουσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with aorist, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
οὔπω
oupo
from 3756 and 4452; not yet:--hitherto not, (no...) as yet, not yet.
see GREEK for 3756
see GREEK for 4452
οὔπω
Neg.adv.
not yet
οὔπω not yet, Lat. nondum, opp. to οὐκέτι (no longer, no more), Hom., Hes., etc.
as a stronger form of the negat., not, not at all, σοὶ δ᾽ οὔ πω θεοὶ κοτέουσιν Il., etc.
Adv-N — Adverb · negativeadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV-N ADVerb or adverb and particle combined Negative
26 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 27 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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ἄνθρωπον δὲ τὸν ἐκ γῆς λογιστέον εἶναι νοῦν εἰσκρινόμενον σώματι, οὔπω δ’ εἰσκεκριμένον.
τούς τε νεωστὶ δειμαμένους οἰκίας, οἷς οὔπω χρόνος ἀπολαύσεως αὐτῶν ἐνιαύσιος, καὶ φυτεύσαντας οὔπω δὲ καρπῶν μετεσχηκότας, ἐᾶν κατὰ χώραν, καὶ τοὺς μνηστευσαμένους δὲ καὶ νεωστὶ γεγαμηκότας, μὴ πόθῳ τούτων φειδόμενοι τοῦ ζῆν καὶ τηροῦντες αὑτοὺς…
οἱ ὑπερέχοντες οὖν ἐκζητεῖτε τοὺς πεινῶντας, ἕως οὔπω ὁ πύργος ἐτελέσθη: μετὰ γὰρ τὸ τελεσθῆναι τὸν πύργον θελήσετε ἀγαθοποιεῖν, καὶ οὐχ ἕξετε τόπον.
σὺ οὖν γράψον ἡμῖν τίνα οἰκονομίαν ποιήσηται ὁ Πετοσῖρις. γίνωσκε δὲ καὶ τὴν πίσσαν οὔπω εἰληφότας ἡμᾶς· διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἐκάθητο, ἀλλὰ ἔφατο Ῥόδιππος λόγους ἀποδιδόναι αὐτόν. ἔρρωσο.
ἐξ ἐμοῦ δεῖν εἶναι τὴν πρᾶξιν τῶν Α δραχμῶν καὶ οὐχὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἐγγύου, οὔπω δήπου σε ἔδει εἰς ἀλλοτρίαν οἰκίαν, οὗ ἐγὼ τυγχάνω ὤν, εἰσελθόντα παροινεῖν γυναῖκα ἐλευθερίαν
λόγους τῶν γενημάτων τῆς Θεμίστου μερίδος καὶ τῆς Πολέμωνος ὡσαύτως· τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν τόπων οὔπω ἐπειλήφαμεν παρὰ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν. καλῶς οὖν ποιήσεις, ἐπαναγνοὺς καὶ ἀντιγραψάμενος, ἀποστείλας μοι τοὺς τόμους,
The Greek word μέχρι (mechri) functions as a preposition with the genitive, meaning 'until' or 'as far as.' It covers various uses, including place, time, and measure, and can also serve as a conjunction. The New Testament uses it in verses like Matthew 11:23 and Romans 15:19. There is some variation in spelling, with μέχρις also appearing.
μέχρι (mechri) — until.
μέχρῐ,
and μέχρῐς, adverb as far as, so used chiefly in Prose and before a preposition, μέχρι πρός.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅποι.. [Refs]; μ. ὅπου.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. νῦν (variant{τοῦ νῦν}) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μέχρι πότε χηρεύομε; [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II. preposition with genitive, even to, as far as,
II.1. of Place, μέχρι θαλάσσης [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely following its case, ὀμφαλοῦ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. of Time, τέο μέχρι; i.e. τίνος μέχρι χρόνο; how long? [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέχρις τε; [Refs 7th c.BC+]; μέχρι οὗ, μέχρι ὅσου, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τοσούτου, ἕως ἂν.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] up to my time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τῆς ἐκείνου ζόης till the end of his life, [Refs 5th…
μέχρι μεχρίς μέχρι μεχρίς
mechri
or mechris mekh-ris'
from 3372; as far as, i.e. up to a certain point (as a preposition, of
extent (denoting the terminus, whereas 891 refers especially to the
space of time or place intervening) or conjunction):--till, (un-)to,
until.
see GREEK for 3372
see GREEK for 891
μέχρι
Adv
as far as, until
μέχρι mechri 17x
improper prep. and a conj (until), can also spelled μέχρις, unto, even to, Rom. 15:19; of time, until, till, Mt. 11:23; Mk. 13:30
μέχρι to a given point, even so far,
before a prep. μέχρι πρός, Lat. usque ad, Plat.:—so before Advs., μ. δεῦρο τοῦ λόγου id. Plat.; μ. τότε Thuc.
serving as a prep. c. gen. even to, as far as,
of Place, μέχρι θαλάσσης Il.; μ. τῆς πόλεως Thuc.
of Time, τέο μέχρις; i. e. τινός μέχρι χρόνου; Lat. quousque? how long? Il.; so, μέχρι οὗ; μέχρι ὅσου; Hdt.; with the Art., τὸ μ. ἐμεῦ up to my time, id. Hdt.
of Measure or Degree, μ. σοῦ δικαίου so far as consists with right, Thuc.; μ. τοῦ δυνατοῦ Plat.
with Numbers, up to, about, nearly, sometimes without altering the case of the Subst., μέχρι τριάκοντα ἔτη Aeschin.
in ionic, μέχρι οὗ is sometimes used like the simple μέχρι, μέχρι οὗ ὀκτὼ πύργων Hdt.
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
18 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 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 18 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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Counted over the 12 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.
τὸ μὲν οὖν ἐν ἐπιπέδῳ τρίγωνον ἵσταται μέχρι τριάδος, τὸ δ’ ἐπιτεθὲν τετράδα μὲν ἐν ἀριθμοῖς, ἐν δὲ σχήμασι πυραμίδα γεννᾷ, στερεὸν ἤδη σῶμα.
περὶ τοῦ γένους Ἀδάμου καὶ τῶν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ δέκα γενεῶν τῶν μέχρι τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ.
ζῆλος ἐποίησεν Ἰωσὴφ μέχρι θανάτου διωχθῆναι καὶ μέχρι δουλείας εἰσελθεῖν.
οὕτως ὑπὸ γε… ς δεομένων δὲ τῶν … ντων ὑμῶν διαλήψεως … καὶ οὐδὲ μέχρι τοῦ νῦν οὐδενός … ς ἀξιοῦμεν … ἀνθρώπου ἀλόγως … ὀφείλει ἡμῖν διάφορα
συνγενόμενοι Ὥρωι Ψεν … λειτουργῶι μέχρι τοῦ ἀποδοθῆι τὸν ἐπεσταλμένον ἡμῖν κατὰ μῆνα πυρὸν τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῶν. διʼ ἄλλων γεγράφαμεν
τόπον καὶ προιστάμενος· τοὺς δʼ ἐπιχειροῦντας μὴ ὑπακούειν σου … υτέραι στάσει ἐχομένους ἀσφαλισάμενος μέχρι τοῦ καὶ ἡμᾶς ὅτι τάχος ἐπιβαλεῖν πρὸς σέ. ἔρρωσοἔρρωσο ἔτους κϛ Φαμενὼθ ιϛ
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-GSN — Noun · genitive · singular · neutergenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular neuter.
N-GSN Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive 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.
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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 ἀντικαθίστημι (*antikathistēmi*) is built from the prefix ἀντι- meaning 'against' and καθίστημι meaning 'to set' or 'to establish.' It covers meanings such as to replace, oppose, or resist. In the New Testament, it appears in Hebrews 12:4, where it conveys the idea of standing against or resisting.
ἀντι-καθ-ίστημι : 2 aor. ἀντικατέστην ; [fr. Hdt. down]; in the trans. tenses 1. to put in place of another. 2. to place in opposition, (to dispose troops, set an army in line of battle); in the intrans. tenses, 0 stand against, resist: Heb. xii. 4, (Thue. 1, 62. 71).
ἀντικαθίστημι (antikathistēmi) — to resist.
ἀντικαθίστημι,
Ionic dialect ἀντικατ-, future -καταστήσω:— replace, substitute, ἄλλα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ ἐλάσσω ἀντικαταστῆσαι πάλιν replace an equal quantity of gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄλλους ἀ. set up others in their stead, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. set against, oppose, τινὰ πρός τινα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; establish as a counterpart, τινά τινι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. set up or bring back again, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ θαρρεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; rally, τοὺς θορυβηθέντας[Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. passive, with aorist 2 and perfect active; also aorist 1 κατεστάθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—to be put in another's place, reign in his stead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. to be pitted against another, opposed, absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
ἀντικαθίστημι
antikathistemi
from 473 and 2525; to set down (troops) against, i.e.
withstand:--resist.
see GREEK for 473
see GREEK for 2525
ἀντικαθίστημι
v.
I resist
ἀντικαθίστημι antikathistēmi 1x
trans. to set in opposition; intrans. to withstand, resist, Heb. 12:4*
ἀντικαθίστημι to lay down or establish instead, substitute, replace, Hdt., Thuc.
to set against, oppose, τινὰ πρός τινα Thuc.; τινά τινι Plat.
to bring back again, restore, Thuc.
Pass., with aor2 and perf. act., and aor1 pass. κατεστάθην [α^], to be put in another's place, reign in his stead, Hdt., Xen.
to stand against, resist, τινί Xen.; absol., Thuc.
Verb-2AAI-2P — Verb · second aorist · active · indicative · second person · pluralsecond aorist active indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
V-2AAI-2P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: second Aorist Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: second Number: Plural
1 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.
πρός is a preposition that indicates direction, proximity, or relation. It can be used with the genitive to denote motion from a place, with the dative for local proximity, and with the accusative to express motion towards a place or object. In the New Testament, it appears in various contexts, such as Acts 27:34 for benefit and Mark 5:11 for proximity.
πρός,
prep. c. gen., dat., acc.
C. gen., of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaph., in the interests of, Ac 27:34 (cf. Page, in l.).
C. dat., of local proximity, hard by, near, at: Mk 5:11, Lk 19:37, Jo 18:16 20:11, 12, Re 1:13.
C. acc., of motion or direction towards a place or object, to, towards.
πρός, a preposition, i.q. Epic mpori, from πρό and the adverbial suffix τι, (cf. the German vor . . . hin [Curtius § 381]); it is joined I. with the AccusaTIvE, to, towards, Lat. ad, denoting direction towards athing, or position and state looking towards a thing (W. § 49h. p. 404 (378)): it is used 1. of the goal or limit towards which a movement is directed: πρός twa or τι, a. prop. after verbs of going, departing, running, coming, ete.: ἄγω, Jn. xi. 15; ἀναβαίνω, Mk. vi. 51; Jn. xx. 17; Acts xv. 2; ἀνακάμπτω, Mt. ii. 12; Acts xvili. 21; ἀνέρχομαι, Gal. i. 17 [1]. Tr mrg. arépy.]; ἀπέρχομαι, Mt. » xiv. 25 [Rec.]; Mk. iii. 13, etc.; πρὸς ἑαυτόν, to his house, Lk. xxiv. 12 [T om. L Trbr. WH reject the ys.; Tr reads mp. αὐτόν ; some connect the phrase w. θαυμάζων (see 2 Ὁ. below) ]; Jn. xx. 10 [Ὁ Tr αὐτούς, WH air. (cf. s. v. αὑτοῦ sub fin.)]; γίνεσθαι πρός τινα, to come to one, 1 Co.…
Read the full entry →πρός reference to place PSI IV. 31178 (iv/A.D.?) πρ]ὸς τὴν Aavitk.ay τῆς κοίλης Dupials. Headlam (on Herodas VII. 123) holds that τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν in Mk 2? ‘‘is surely idiomatic (not vulgar as Moulton thinks) ‘spots which commanded the door’”: cf. Mt 310, Lk 35. For πρός, ‘‘with,” as in Jn ΤΡ, Heb 41%, cf. Epict. iv. 9. 13 πρὸς ὃν οὐδείς ἐστί σου πιθανώτερος (see Sharp Ξε, p. 92). And for the possibility that the difficult πρός in Mk 63, οἷ", 14%, Jn 1}, 1 Jn 1?, is to be explained as an Aramaism, see Rendel Harris Prologue to S. John’s Gospel p. 8f., and Burney Avamaic Origin of the Fourth Gospel p. 28 f. (6) of time = ‘‘for’’ (a time) and no longer—BGU I. 1131? (A.D. 143) βουλόμενος παρεπιδημεῖν πρὸς καιρόν (cf. Lk 818), P Oxy I. 6714 (A.D. 338) πρὸς ὀλίγον εἰσχύει, ‘‘withstands but for a short time” (cf. Jas 4), and P Flor III. 282° (A.D. 520) πρὸς ὅλον χρόνον. (c) of mental…
Read the full entry →πρός (pros) — to/with.
πρός,
preposition, expressing direction,
__A on the side of, in the direction of, hence with genitive, dative, and accusative, from, at, to: Epic dialect also προτί and ποτί, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] usually with accusative, more rarely with dative, and each only once with genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—dialectal forms: Doric dialectποτί (which see) and ποί, but Cretan dialect πορτί [Refs], Argive προτ(ί) [Refs 7th c.BC+] πός [Refs 4th c.BC+]., also sometimes in Asia Minor in compounds, see at {ποσάγω},{ποσφέρω}; Aeolic dialect πρός [Refs 7th c.BC+]; πρές [Refs 6th c.AD+]; Pamphylian περτ (ί) [Refs] (With προτί, πρός cf. Sanskrit práti 'towards, near to, against, back, etc.', Slavonic protiv[ucaron], Lett. pret 'against', Latin pretium: ποτί (which see) and πός are not cognate) [Refs 4th c.BC+] refers to that from which something…
πρός
pros
a strengthened form of 4253; a preposition of direction; forward to,
i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to;
with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the
accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the
destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is
predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of,
before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh
unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to
(you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes
essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession
to, or nearness at.
see GREEK for 4253
πρός
Prep.
to, towards, with
πρός pros 700x
from; met. for the benefit of, Acts 27:34; with a dative, near, by, at, by the side of, in the vicinity of, Mk. 5:11; Lk. 19:37; with an accusative, used of the place to which anything tends, to, unto, towards, Mt. 2:12; 3:5, 13; at, close upon, Mt. 3:10; Mk. 5:22; near to, in the vicinity of, Mk. 6:45; after verbs of speaking, praying, answering to a charge, etc., to, Mt. 3:15; 27:14; of place where, with, in, among, by, at, etc.,
πρός prep. with gen., implying motion from a place; with dat., abiding at a place; with acc., motion to a place
WITH GEN.,
of Place, from, from forth, Hom., Soph.
on the side or quarter of, νήσοισι πρὸς Ἤλιδος islands looking (as it were) from Elis, i. e. towards Elis, Od.; πρὸς τοῦ Ἑλλησπόντου ἵδρυται μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ Στρύμονος lies more towards (i. e. nearer) the Hellespont than the Strymon, Hdt.; ἐστρατοπεδεύοντο πρὸς Ὀλύνθου Thuc., etc.:—often with words denoting the points of the compass, δύω θύραι εἰσίν, αἱ μὲν πρὸς βορέαο, αἱ δ᾽ αὖ πρὸς νότου one looking north wards, the other south wards, Od.; so, οἰκέουσι πρὸς νότου ἀνέμου Hdt., etc.
Prep — Prepositionpreposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
PREP PREPosition
a-genst' (kata; enantion; pros): Preposition expressing contrast. When used of direction, equivalent to "toward" (Mt 10:35; 12:14, etc.); when of position, meaning "opposite," "facing," "in front of" (1Ki 7:5; Ge 15:10, Ro 8:31); when of action, "opposed to" (Mt 5:11; 26:59; 1Co 4:6); "in resistance to" (Heb 12:4); "provision for" (Greek eis, literally, "unto, toward" (1Ti 6:19)). Sometimes also applied to what breaks an established order as "customs" (
732 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 32 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ἡ δ’ ἀρχή, καθάπερ ἔφην, ἐστὶ θαυμασιωτάτη κοσμοποιίαν περιέχουσα, ὡς καὶ τοῦ κόσμου τῷ νόμῳ καὶ τοῦ νόμου τῷ κόσμῳ συνᾴδοντος καὶ τοῦ νομίμου ἀνδρὸς εὐθὺς ὄντος κοσμοπολίτου πρὸς τὸ βούλημα τῆς φύσεως τὰς πράξεις ἀπευθύνοντος, καθ’ ἣν καὶ ὁ σύμπας…
τὸν μὲν γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους πόλεμον ἡμῖν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις γενόμενον καὶ τὰς ἐν αὐτῷ πράξεις καὶ τὸ τέλος οἷον ἀπέβη πείρᾳ μαθὼν ἐβιάσθην ἐκδιηγήσασθαι διὰ τοὺς ἐν τῷ γράφειν λυμαινομένους τὴν ἀλήθειαν,
τούτων οὖν μενόντων τὰ πρὸς κύριον ἁγνῶς, συνευφραίνονται αὐτοῖς σοφία, σύνεσις, ἐπιστήμη, γνῶσις.
r … πυρὸν νέον καθαρὸν ἄδολον μέτρωι ὧι καὶ παρείληφεν καὶ ἀποκαθεστάμενον εἰς οἶκον πρὸς αὐτὸν ἰδίοις ἀνηλώμασιν. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀποδῶι ἐν τῶι ὡρισμένωι χρόνωι ἢ μὴ ποιῆ
παρεχέτω τὸν οἶνον μόνιμον ἕως Ἁθὺρ λ τοῦ δεκάτου ἔτους, καὶ ἀποκαταστησάτω εἰς οἶκον πρὸς αὐτὴν τοῖς ἰδίοις. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀποδῷ ἐν τῷ ὡρισμένῳ χρόνῳ ἀποτεισάτω ἑκάστου κεραμίου
πᾶσι χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένοις διὰ παντὸς εὐημερεῖν. ὑγιαίνομεν δὲ καὶ αὐτοί. μεταλαβόντες τοὺς συντετελεσμένους πρὸς τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς Ἑρμωνθίτας ἀγῶνας μεγάλως ἐχάρημεν. ἐπεὶ οὖν προκεχειρίκαμεν προστάτην τοῦ μεγίστου θεοῦ Νεχθφαραῦτος
The definite article — the commonest word in the Greek New Testament at 19,867 occurrences. Greek uses it more freely than English does and can drop it deliberately, so its presence and its absence both carry weight for a translator; but no single occurrence carries a message of its own. Here it simply gathers “the things” into one definite bundle.
ὁ, ἡ, τό,
the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article.
As demonstr. pron.
As freq. in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Ac 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).
ὁ 435 ὁ tives of quantity, ὅλος, πᾶς, πολύς, see each in its own place. d. What has been said concerning adjectives holds true also of all other limitations added to substantives, as ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Ro. ix. 11; ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, Ro. xi. 27; 6 λόγος 6 τοῦ σταυροῦ, 1 Co. i. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις, Col. ii. 5; on the other hand, ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, 1 Th. i. 8; τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, 2 Co. viii. 4; see many other exx. of each usage in W. 131 (124) sqq.; [B. 91 (80) sqq.]. e. The noun has the article before it when a demonstrative pronoun (υὗτος, ἐκεῖνος) belonging to it either precedes or follows [W. § 18, 4; B. § 127, 29-31]; as, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, Jn. ix. 24 [οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρ. 1, Tr mrg. WH); Acts vi. 13; xxii. 26; ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, Mt. xv. 8; 6 vids σου οὗτος, Lk. xv. 30; plur. Lk. xxiv. 17, and numberless other exx.; οὗτος 6 ἄνθρωπος, Lk. xiv. 30; οὗτος ὁ…
Read the full entry →ὃ, ἡ τό. (1) Apart from connexion with μέν or δέ (see below) the demonstrative use of the art. in the NT is confined to a poetical quotation Ac 1778, but it is not uncommon in the papyri, e.g. P Par 45® (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski®, p. 85) τὰ (for ἃ) πράσεις (Δ πράσσεις), P Oxy VIII. 1160! (iii/iv A.D.) Ta (for ἃ) σεσύλληχα (for συνείληχα) δὲ κέρμα {ταν τηρῶ αὐτὰ εἰς τὴν δίκην, “1 am keeping for the trial the money that I have collected” (Ed.). For the distributive Opéev.. - 6 8€, as in 1 Cor7’, cf. P Lond 535 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 19, U.P.Z. i. p. 239) kal τὰ μὲν ἡμῶν ἐληφότων εἰς τὴν γινομένην ἡμῖν συντάξειν, τὰ δ᾽ ἔτι διὰ τὴν τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων {(.. ... > παρελκομένων. (2) The use of the art. as a relative, of which there is no trace in the NT, may again be illustrated by the following papyrus citations from ¢c. A.D. 346—P Lond 414® (= II. Ῥ. 292) γεινῴσκιν oe θέλω περὶ τοῦ βρεουίου…
Read the full entry →ὁ (ho) — the/this/who.
ὁ,
ἡ, τό, is, when thus written,
__A demonstrative Pronoun.
__B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article.
__C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.—The nominative masculine and feminine singular and plural, ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ, have no accent in codices and most printed books, except when used as the relative; but ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ differ only in writing from ὃ, ἣ, οἳ, α; the nominative forms of the article are said by Hdn.Gr.1.474 to be oxytone, and by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] genitive and dative dual τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]— In Doric dialect and all other dialects except Attic dialect and Ionic dialect the feminine forms preserve the old ᾱ instead of changing it to η, hence Doric dialect etc. ἁ, τάν, τᾶ; the genitive plural τάων contracts in many dialects to τᾶ; the genitive…
ὁ ἡ τό
ho
he hay, and the neuter
to to
in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one,
he, she, it, etc.
ὁ, ἡ, τό
Article
the
ὁ ho 19x
the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, the one ... the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some ... others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28
ὁ the, that
ὁ, ἡ, τό, is
demonstr. Pronoun.
the definite Article.
in epic, the relative Pronoun, when it is written with the accent ὅ, ἥ, τό ῀ ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. Besides the common forms, note epic gen. sg. τοῖο for τοῦ; pl. nom. τοί, ταί; gen. fem. τάων [α^], dat. τοῖσι, τῇς and τῇσι; dual gen, and dat. τοῖιν:— in Trag. we find τοὶ μέν . . , τοὶ δέ . . , for οἱ μέν . . , οἱ δέ . . ; dat. pl. also τοῖσι, ταῖσι: the dual has commonly but one gender, τώ for τά, τοῖν for ταῖν.
DEMONSTR. PRONOUN:
joined with a Subst., not as the Art., but like Lat. ille, ὁ Τυδείδης Tydeus's famous son, Il.; Νέστωρ ὁ γέρων Nestor— that aged man, id. Il.; τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου for honour, namely that of Priam, id. Il.
Art-ASF — Article · accusative · singular · feminineaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
T-ASF Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
THE, an adjective or definitive adjective.
1. This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns which are specific or understood; or it is used to limit their signification to a specific thing or things, or to describe them; as the laws of the twelve tables. the independent tribunals of justice in our country, are the security or private rights, and the best bulwark against arbitrary power. the sun is the source of light and heat.
This he calls the preaching of the cross.
2. the is also used rhetorically before a noun in the singular number, to denote a species by way of distinction; a single thing representing the whole. the fig tree putteth forth her green figs; the almond tree shall flourish; the grasshopper shall be a burden.
3. In poetry, the sometimes loses the final vowel before another vowel.
Th' adorning thee with so much art,
Is but a barb'rous skill.
20,685 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 83 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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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
ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει Παθύρεως χαλκοῦ Γ. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου.
βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν
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-ASF — Noun · accusative · singular · feminineaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
N-ASF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
Sin
Is “any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God” (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduct of the life, whether by omission or commission (Rom. 6:12-17; 7:5-24). It is “not a mere violation of the law of our constitution, nor of the system of things, but an offence against a personal lawgiver and moral governor who vindicates his law with penalties. The soul that sins is always conscious that his sin is (1) intrinsically vile and polluting, and (2) that it justly deserves punishment, and calls down the righteous wrath of God. Hence sin carries with it two inalienable characters, (1) ill-desert, guilt (reatus); and (2) pollution (macula).”, Hodge’s…
a city of Egypt, mentioned only by Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 30:15,16) The name is Hebrew, or at least Semitic, perhaps signifying clay . It is identified in the Vulgate with Pelusium, "the clayey or muddy" town. Its antiquity may perhaps be inferred from the mention of "the wilderness of Sin" in the journeys of the Israelites. (Exodus 16:1; Numbers 33:11) Ezekiel speaks of Sin as "Sin the strongholds of Egypt." (Ezekiel 30:15) This place was held by Egypt from that time until the period of the Romans. Herodotus relates that Sennacherib advanced against Pelusium, and that near Pelusium Cambyses defeated Psammenitus. In like manner the decisive battle in which Ochus defeated the…
1. Any thought, word, desire, action, or omission of action, contrary to the law of God, or defective when compared with it.
The origin of sin is a subject which baffles all investigation; and our inquiries are much better directed when we seek through Christ a release from its penalty and power, for ourselves and the world. Its entrance into the world, and infection of the whole human race, its nature, forms, and effects, and its fatal possession of every unregenerate soul, are fully described in the Bible, Ge 6:5 Ps 51:5 Mt 15:19 Ro 5:12 Jas 1:14,15.
bush
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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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
The Greek word ἀνταγωνίζομαι (i.e., *antagonizomai*) is built from the prefix ἀντ- and a root meaning to struggle. It covers a range of meanings related to contesting or striving against someone or something, often in a competitive or adversarial context. The New Testament uses it in Hebrews 12:4, where it conveys the idea of struggling against sin.
** ἀντ-αγωνίζομαι, depon.,
[in LXX: IV Mac 17:14*;]
to struggle against: seq. πρός, c. acc., He 12:4.†
ἀντ-αγωνίζομαι ; fo struggle, fight; πρός τι, against a thing, Heb. xii. 4 [ef. W. § 52, 4,3]. (Xen., Plat., Dem., ete.)
ἀνταγωνίζομαι. For the derived noun cf. P Oxy III. 5103: (ii/A.D.) +» -Javeve ἀνταγίωνιστῇ) (δραχμαὶ) [. . , ina list of payments to gymnastic performers. The verb construed with πρός, as in Heb 124, occurs in Préene 1715 (soon after B.C, 278) πρὸς τοὺς βαρβάρους ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι.
ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnizomai) — to struggle.
ἀντᾰγων-ίζομαι,
I. struggle against, prove a match for, τινί, especially in war, [NT+5th c.BC+]
I.2. generally, struggle, vie with, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]the parties in a lawsuit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.3. act a part in rivalry with, τινί[Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. as passive, to be set against, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]
ἀνταγωνίζομαι
antagonizomai
from 473 and 75; to struggle against (figuratively)
("antagonize"):--strive against.
see GREEK for 473
see GREEK for 75
ἀνταγωνίζομαι
v.
I resist, strive against
ἀνταγωνίζομαι antagōnizomai 1x
to contend, strive against, Heb. 12:4*
ἀνταγωνίζομαι as Dep. to struggle against, prove a match for, τινί Hdt., Thuc.:—generally, to struggle or dispute with, τινί Thuc.:— οἱ ἀνταγωνιζόμενοί τι the parties in a lawsuit, Xen.
Verb-PNP-NPM — Verb · present · no voice stated · participle · nominative · plural · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
V-PNP-NPM Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: middle or passive depoNent Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
1 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.