Hebrews 6:8 — Word Study
N1904ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
BSA[That] bringing forthekpherō▸ [that is worthless, unproductive] howeverde thornsakantha [a prickly plant] andkai thistlestribolos [a thorny weed] [is] worthlessadokimos [rejected, failing the test] andkai a cursekatara [a strong expression of disapproval] near to,engus [near, close to happening] of whichhos, hē theho end [is]telos [the final result, the goal] untoeis burning.kausis△ [consumed by fire, destroyed]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| ἐκφέρουσα | [That] bringing forth | Verb, present, active |
| δὲ | however | Conjunction |
| ἀκάνθας | thorns | Noun, accusative, plural |
| καὶ | and | Conjunction |
| τριβόλους | thistles | Noun, accusative, plural |
| ἀδόκιμος | [is] worthless | Adjective, nominative, singular |
| καὶ | and | Conjunction |
| κατάρας | a curse | Noun, genitive, singular |
| ἐγγύς, | near to, | Adverb |
| ἧς | of which | Relative pronoun, genitive, singular |
| τὸ | the | Article, nominative, singular |
| τέλος | end [is] | Noun, nominative, singular |
| εἰς | unto | Preposition |
| καῦσιν.¶ | burning. | Noun, accusative, singular |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. |
| KJV | But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. |
| ASV | but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. |
| YLT | and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning; |
| WEB | but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. |
| BBE | But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned. |
Where they part company is ἀδόκιμος — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence consists of a main clause followed by subordinate phrases that elaborate on the condition and consequences of the land.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectἐκφέρω
verbἐκφέρω
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1 of 14 occurs nowhere else in the New Testament — a word chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — Hebrews 6:8
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Context — Warnings Against Apostasygenerated
Hebrews 6:8 is part of a larger warning about the dangers of falling away from faith and the importance of producing good fruit in one's life. The author uses the metaphor of land to illustrate the consequences of spiritual barrenness, contrasting it with the fruitful land that receives God's blessing, as seen in the preceding verse, Hebrews 6:7. This passage serves as a reminder of the serious implications of failing to live out one's faith and the ultimate fate awaiting those who do not bear fruit.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrews 12:17 | For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. |
| 2 | Genesis 3:17–18 | And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. |
| 3 | Genesis 4:11 | Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. |
| 4 | Genesis 5:29 | And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.” |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 29:28 | The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’ |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 22 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — ἀδόκιμος, adokimosgenerated
The word ἀδόκιμος is an adjective meaning 'not standing the test' or 'rejected.' It is derived from the root meaning to fail a test, often used in contexts referring to metals or coins that are unapproved. In this verse, it describes land that is deemed worthless due to its failure to produce good fruit.
The parsing indicates it is in the nominative singular feminine form, suggesting it describes the subject of the sentence — the land that produces thorns and thistles. This word carries a strong connotation of disapproval and rejection.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The Berean Standard Bible translates the key term as worthless, while the KJV and ASV use rejected, emphasizing the land's failure to meet expectations.
For the term κατάρας, the KJV and YLT use cursing, while the BSB opts for curse, indicating a strong disapproval. The translations differ slightly in their choice of wording but convey a similar meaning.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause of the verse is governed by the finite verb ἐκφέρουσα, which describes the land that brings forth thorns and thistles. This clause is followed by additional phrases that specify the condition and consequences of such land.
The structure includes noun phrases for the subject and object, with adjectives describing the state of the land. The overall construction emphasizes the relationship between the productivity of the land and its ultimate fate.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
ἀκάνθας (thorns) and τριβόλους (thistles) appear in the Septuagint, where they are often associated with the consequences of sin and disobedience, such as in Genesis 3:18. The use of these terms in Hebrews reinforces the theme of spiritual barrenness.
ἀδόκιμος is not directly found in the Septuagint but is conceptually linked to the Hebrew terms for rejection and disapproval.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Hebrews 6:8 contrasts productive land with land that produces thorns and thistles, indicating that unproductive land is worthless and will ultimately face destruction. This serves as a warning about the consequences of failing to produce good works in one's life.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
In this context, 'worthless' means that the land fails to produce any beneficial crop, indicating spiritual barrenness and rejection.
Thorns and thistles symbolize the negative outcomes of a life that does not bear good fruit, representing sin and spiritual failure.
The 'curse' refers to the strong disapproval and condemnation that comes upon unproductive land, symbolizing the consequences of failing to live according to God's will.
The 'end' signifies the ultimate fate of unproductive land, which is to be burned, serving as a warning about the serious consequences of spiritual fruitlessness.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life am I producing good fruit, and where might I be falling short?
- How can I ensure that I am not like the land that produces thorns and thistles?
- What steps can I take to cultivate a more fruitful spiritual life?
- How does understanding the consequences of spiritual barrenness motivate me to grow in my faith?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Thomas Aquinas comments on this verse, using it to illustrate the Apostle's teaching on the consequences of spiritual barrenness.
293. - Having showed the difficulty involved in pursuing his intention, a difficulty arising from their guilt, the Apostle now resorts to a simile to explain this: first, in regard to good earth; secondly, in regard to bad earth (v. 8).
Aquinas explains the use of a simile regarding good and bad land to highlight the importance of producing good works.
Early Church Fathers on Hebrews 6 →Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Hebrews 6:8 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBut that which beareth thorns and briers,.... To which wicked men answer; who are unfruitful and unprofitable, and are hurtful, pricking and grieving, by their wicked lives and conversations, by
Read John Gill on Hebrews 6 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBut that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Read Robert Jamieson on Hebrews 6 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleBut that which beareth thorns and briers: de but, introduceth the state and end of a sinful apostate, that ill earth, showered upon as well as the good; the unregenerate soul, that had gospel dews and spiritual rain by the word and ordinances dropped down on it from heaven; yet bringeth forth, or out of it, not herbs or fruits fit for its owner or dresser, but briers, thorns, and thistles: so apostates, under all enlightenings and tasting of these supernatural dews of the Spirit, bring forth from a stony, unregenerate soul, nothing but corruptions and evils, their rooted lusts thrust out and sprung together with their common gifts, ,13,14; the words and deeds of whom are pernicious…
Read Matthew Poole on Hebrews 6 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. Ver. 8. Is rejected, and is nigh to cursing] The sin against the Holy Ghost is therefore unpardonable, because God (not suffering himself to be derided, or his Spirit of truth to be found a liar) smiteth these sinners against their own souls, with blindness and reprobacy of mind. Whence follows, 1. An impossibility of repentance, sith it is the work of that Spirit whom they have despited, and will not suffer any saving operation of his to fasten on their souls. 2. Such a desperate fury invadeth them, that they resist and repudiate the matter of remission, the blood of Christ, whereby…
Read John Trapp on Hebrews 6 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) But that which beareth.—Rather, But if it bear thorns and briars it is rejected. We are told that the presence of briars (i.e., caltrops) is a sure evidence of a poor soil, on which labour will be wasted. The words are partially a quotation from Genesis 3:18. The change of translation here is important; if that very land, which has drunk in the abundant rain and has received careful culture still prove unfruitful, it is rejected. Man can do no more; and the curse of God is “near”; its end is “for burning.” The explanation of the last words is probably found in Deuteronomy 29:23, which speaks of the land of Sodom which God overthrew, which “is brimstone and salt and burning.” The…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Hebrews 6 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 8. That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected] That is: The land which, notwithstanding the most careful cultivation, receiving also in due times the early and latter rain, produces nothing but thorns and briers, or noxious weeds of different kinds, is rejected, αδοκιμος, is given up as unimprovable; its briers, thorns, and brushwood burnt down; and then left to be pastured on by the beasts of the field. This seems to be the custom in husbandry to which the apostle alludes. The nature of the case prevents us from supposing that he alludes to the custom of pushing and burning, in order to farther fertilization. This practice has been common from very early times: - Saepe etiam…
Read AdamClarke on Hebrews 6 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges8. that which beareth thorns] Rather, “if it bear thorns” (Isaiah 5:6; Proverbs 24:31). This neglected land resembles converts who have fallen away.rejected] The same word, in another metaphor, occurs in Jeremiah 6:30.nigh unto cursing] Lit, “near a curse.” Doubtless there is a reference to Genesis 3:18. St Chrysostom sees in this expression a sign of mercy, because he only says “near a curse.” “He who has not yet fallen into a curse, but has got near it, will also be able to get afar from it;” so that we ought, he says, to cut up and burn the thorns, and then we shall be approved. And he might have added that the older “curse” of the land to which he refers, was by God’s mercy over-ruled…
Read Cambridge on Hebrews 6 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleBut that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected - That is, by the farmer or owner. It is abandoned as worthless.
Read Albert Barnes on Hebrews 6 →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
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.
Tyndale line
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.
but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end is to be burned.
But that which beareth thornes and briars, is reproued, and is neere vnto cursing, whose end is to be burned.
Strictly literal
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and is near to a curse. Its end is in burning.
From the Latin
But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers, is reprobate, and very near unto a curse, whose end is to be burnt.
Simplified
But land that only produces weeds and thorns is worthless, and is about to be condemned. In the end all that can be done is to burn it.
But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.
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.
proferens autem spinas ac tribulos, reproba est, et maledicto proxima : cujus consummatio in combustionem.
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܦܩ ܩܘܪܛܒܐ ܘܕܪܕܪܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܠܗ ܡܣܠܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܛܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܚܪܬܗ ܝܩܕܢܐ ܗܘ
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.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
The previous edition, still widely cited.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶
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 6:8
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 ἐκφέρω (i.e., *ekphero*) means to carry out or bring forth. It is composed of the prefix ἐκ (out) and φέρω (to bear). This term is used in various contexts, including carrying out the dead for burial (Acts 5:6, 9, 10) and producing fruit from the earth (Hebrews 6:8).
ἐκ-φέρω : fut. ἐξοίσω; 1 aor. ἐξήνεγκα ; 2 aor. ἐξήνεγκον; 1. to carry out, to bear forth: τινά, Acts v. 15; the dead for burial, Acts v. 6, 9 sq. (often so in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. I]. 24, 786 down; see ἐκκομίζω); τί, Lk. xv. 22; 1 Tim. vi. 7. 2. to (bring i. e.) lead out: twa, Mk. viii. 23 T Tr txt. WH. 3. to bring forth i. e. produce : of the earth bearing plants, Heb. vi. 8 [cf. W. § 45, 6 a.]; (Hat. 1,193; Xen. oec. 16,5; 4.6]. ν. ἢ. 3, 18 and often ; Sept., Gen. i. 12; Hag. i. 11; Cant. ii. 13).
ἐκφέρω (ekpherō) — to bring/carry out.
ἐκφέρω,
future ἐξοίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐξήνεικα:—passive, ἐξοισθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle ἐξοίσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— carry out of, τινὰ πολέμοιο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. carry out a corpse for burial, ἐξέφερον θρασὺν Ἕκτορα δάκρυ χέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, cause death, εἰ ὑπερβάλλουσιν ἀλγηδόνες, ἐξοίσουσι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
3. carry away, τρί᾽ ἄλεισα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; carry off as prize or reward, ἄεθλον [Refs 8th c.BC+] —more frequently in middle, τὠυτὸ (of a victory) ἐξενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλέος, δόξαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accomplish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
ἐκφέρω
ekphero
from 1537 and 5342; to bear out (literally or figuratively):--bear,
bring forth, carry forth (out).
see GREEK for 1537
see GREEK for 5342
ἐκφέρω
v.
I bring out, carry out
ἐκφέρω fut. ἐξοίσω fut. mid. ἐξοίσομαι in pass. sense to carry out of a place, c. gen., or ἐκ τόπου, Il., Hdt.
to carry out a corpse for burial, Lat. efferre, Il., etc.
to carry off as prize or reward, id. Il.: so in Mid., Hdt., attic
to carry out of the sea, to throw ashore, Hdt., Eur.:—Pass., with fut. mid., to come to land, be cast ashore, Hdt.
to bring forth,
of women, of the earth, to bring forth, produce, id. Hdt.
to bring about, accomplish, Il.
to bring out, publish, Ar.: ἐκφ. χρηστήριον to deliver an oracle, Hdt.:—of public measures, to bring forward, ἐκφ. ἐς τὸν δῆμον id. Hdt., Dem.
generally to disclose, tell, betray, Hdt.:—Mid., ἐκφέρεσθαι γνώμην to declare one's opinion, id. Hdt.
to put forth, exert, δύνασιν Eur.; and in Mid., Soph.
Verb-PAP-NSF — Verb · present · active · participle · nominative · singular · femininenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
V-PAP-NSF Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Active Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
forth: "Forth," adverb (from "for"), signifies movement
(1) forward,
(2) out of,
(3) beyond a certain boundary.
In a few instances in the Old Testament it is the translation of the preposition `al, properly "above," "upon" (2Ki 11:15; 2Ch 23:14; Am 7:17 the King James Version), and of chuts, "without" (Ge 39:13; Jud 19:25). "Forth" is often used as an expletive of various verbs, as "break (forth)," "bring (forth)," "call (forth)," etc. In the Gospel of John it is the translation of exo, "without," as "Lazarus, come forth" (11:43; so 15:6; 19:4 the King James Version…
8 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.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 8 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
← what comes before
what comes after →
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 43 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.
ὁ γὰρ ὀφιομάχης οὐδὲν ἄλλ’ ἢ συμβολικῶς ἐγκράτεια εἶναί μοι δοκεῖ, μάχην ἀκαθαίρετον καὶ πόλεμον ἄσπονδον ἐκφέρουσα πρὸς ἀκρασίαν καὶ ἡδονήν·
πολλοὺς δὲ χρησίμων μέγεθος πραγμάτων ἐν ἀγνοίᾳ κειμένων προύτρεψε τὴν περὶ αὐτῶν ἱστορίαν εἰς κοινὴν ὠφέλειαν ἐξενεγκεῖν.
εἰδότες οὖν ὅτι οὐδὲν εἰσηνέγκαμεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ̓ οὐδὲ ἐξενεγκεῖν τι ἔχομεν, ὁπλισώμεθα τοῖς ὅπλοις τῆς δικαιοσύνης καὶ διδάξωμεν ἑαυτοὺς πρῶτον πορεύεσθαι ἐν τῇ ἐντολῇ τοῦ κυριοῦ:
ἡσυχάζω· σὺ γὰρ φας … … … … μεταμε … ἐμοὶ ἐγράφη ὁ μεταλαβὼν ἐξενεγκεῖν … ἐπὶ τῆς αὐθαδείας λίαν δὲ ε … … εἰς ἡμᾶς ταυ
ἀνάβασιν καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν χώραν ἐπελθὼν αἴτιος ὑπῆρξεν αὐτὸς τοῦ πλείστους καὶ καλλίστους καρποὺς ἐξενεγκεῖν, ὅμως ᾠήθην ἀνάγκην εἶναι ποιήσασθαί τινα πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς φιλανθρωπίαν, καίτοι προσδοκῶν -- σὺν
ἀνάβασιν καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν χώραν ἐπελθὼν αἴτιος ὑπῆρξεν αὐτὸς τοῦ πλείστους καὶ καλλίστους καρποὺς ἐξενεγκεῖν, ὅμως ᾠήθην ἀνάγκην εἶναι ποιήσασθαί τινα πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς φιλανθρωπίαν, καίτοι προσδοκῶν, σὺν θεῷ
δέ (de) is a post-positive particle in Greek, primarily used as a conjunction to connect clauses. It can express contrast (but, on the other hand) or continuation (and, also), and is often used to transition between ideas or to add emphasis. In the New Testament, it appears frequently in various contexts, such as contrasting statements or resuming interrupted discourse, with notable examples in Matthew and 2 Corinthians.
δέ (before vowels δ’; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, v. WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96),
post-positive conjunctive particle;
copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mt 1:2ff., II Co 6:15, 16, II Pe 1:5-7; in repetition for emphasis, Ro 3:21, 22, 9:30, I Co 2:6, Ga 2:2, Phl 2:8; in transition to something new, Mt 1:18 2:19, Lk 13:1, Jo 7:14, Ac 6:1, Read the full entry →
δέ (related to δή, as μέν to μήν, ef. Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2 p. 355), a particle adversative, distinctive, disjunctive, but, moreover, (W.§ 53, 7 and 10, 2); it is much more freq. in the historical parts of the N. T. than in the other books, very rare in the Epp. of John and the Apocalypse. {On its general neglect of elision (when the next word begins with a vowel) cf. Tdf. Proleg. p. 96; WH. App. Ῥ 146; W.§5,1a.; B. p.10sq.] It is used ἘΠ ΟἹ δὲ univ. by way of opposition and distinction; it is added to statements opp. to a preceding statement: ἐὰν yap ἀφῆτε... ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε, Mt. vi. 14 sq.; ἐὰν de ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς κτλ. Mt. vi. 23; ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι, Mk. ii. 20; it opposes persons to persons or things previously mentioned or thought of, —either with strong emphasis: ἐγὼ δέ, Mt. v. 22, 28, 32, 34, 39,44; ἡμεῖς de, 1 Co. i. 23; 2 Co. x. 13; σὺ δέ, Mt. vi. 6; ὑμεῖς δέ, Mk. viii. 29; of δὲ…
Read the full entry →δεῖ. For the conjunctive, as in Mt 26%, cf. P Fay 109° (early i/A.D.) ἐάν σε δῇ (for δέῃ) τὸ εἱμάτιόν σου θεῖναι ἐνέχυρον. “even if you have to pawn your cloak” (Edd.). In P Tebt I. 585° (B.c. 111) we have ἐάν followed by the indicative— ἐὰν δεῖ σε συνπεσεῖν τῶι ᾿Ανικήτωι, σύνπεσαι, ‘if you must meet Anicetus, meet him” (Edd.): cf. Mayser G7. p. 325. Other examples of the verb are l’ Par 461® (B.C. 153) διὸ Kal ἡγούμενος δεῖν ἐπ᾿ ἄλλου μὲν μηθενὸς αὐτῶι διακριθῆναι» P Lille I. 267 (iii.B.c.) περὶ (corr. from πεερὶ) δὲ τούτου τοῦ μέρους δεήσει ἐπισχεῖν, P Tebt 11. 3414 (A.p. 140-1) δεήσι ἐπισταλῆναι εἰς δάνε[ι]α σπέρματα κατασπίο]ρᾶς KTA., “ΕἼ will be necessary to send on account of loans of seedcorn for the sowing,” etc., AécheZ 1001" © (Theran Doric —c. B.C. 200) no one may bring forward a proposal ὡς δεείσῃ διαλῦσαι τὸ κοινὸν εἰ τὰς θυσίας, P Flor II. 133" (A.D. 257) ἔδι μὲν ὑμᾶς μηδὲ…
Read the full entry →δέ (de) — then.
δέ,
but: adversative and copulative Particle,
I. answering to μέν (which see), τὴν νῦν μὲν Βοιωτίαν, πρότερον δὲ Καδμηίδα γῆν καλουμένην [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. without preceding μέν,
II.1. adversative, expressing distinct opposition, αἰεί τοι τὰ κάκ᾽ ἐστὶ φίλα.. μαντεύεσθαι, ἐσθλὸν δ᾽ οὔτε τί πω εἶπας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Prose, οὐκ ἐπὶ κακῷ, ἐλευθερώσει δέ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. copulative,
II.2. a in explanatory clauses, ξυνέβησαν.. τὰ μακρὰ τείχη ἑλεῖν (ἦν δὲ σταδίων μάλιστα ὀκτώ) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: when a substantive is followed by words in apposition, Ἀρισταγόρῃ τῷ Μιλησίῳ, δούλῳ δὲ ἡμετέρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in answers, διπλᾶ λέγειν. —Answ. διπλᾶδ᾽ ὁρᾶν…
δέ
de
a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and,
etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
δέ
Cj.
but, on the other hand, and
δέ de 2x
a conjunctive particle, marking the superaddition of a clause, whether in opposition or in continuation, to what has preceded, and it may be variously rendered but, on the other hand, and, also, now, etc.; καὶ δέ, when there is a special superaddition in continuation, too, yea, etc. It sometimes is found at the commencement of the apodosis of a sentence, Acts 11:17. It serves also to mark the resumption of an interrupted discourse, 2 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 2:6
δέ but: conjunctive Particle, with adversative force: it commonly answers to μέν, and may often be rendered by while, whereas, on the other hand, v. μέν:— but μέν is often omitted, δέ being used merely to pass on from one thing to another; ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς θάμβησεν, θάμβησαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι Il.; etc.; κινεῖ κραδίην κινεῖ δὲ χόλον Eur.
δέ is often redundant,
to introduce the apodosis, where it may be rendered by then, yet, εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώωσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι if they will not give it, then I will take it, Il.; so at in Lat., si tu oblitus es, at Dii meminerint Catull.
to resume after interruption caused by a parenthesis, where it may be rendered by I say, now, so then, Hdt.
POSITION of δέ: properly second, being often put between the Art. and Subst., the prep. and case.
Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
2,937 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 15 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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The Greek word ἄκανθα (akantha) means a thorn or thornbush, derived from the root for 'point.' It refers to prickly plants and appears in the New Testament in various contexts, including metaphors for challenges or difficulties. Notably, it is used in passages like Matthew 27:29, where it describes the crown of thorns placed on Jesus. The exact species of plant referenced is unclear.
ἄκανθα, -ης, ἡ, (ἀκή a point [but see in ἀκμή]); a. a thorn, bramble-bush, brier: Mt. vii. 16; Lk. vi. 44; Heb. vi. 8; εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας i. 6. among the seeds of thorns, Mt. xiii. 22; Mk. iv. 7 [L mrg. ἐπί], 18 [Tdf. ἐπί]; Lk. viii. 14 (vs. 7 ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν) ; ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκ. i. 6. upon ground in which seeds of thorns were lying hidden, Mt. xiii. 7. b. a thorny plant: στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, Mt. xxvii. 29; Jn. xix. 2,—-for bare thorns might have caused delirium or even death; what species of plant is referred to, is not clear. Some boldly read ἀκάνθων, from ἄκανθος, acanthus, bear’s-foot; but the meaning of ἄκανθα is somewhat comprehensive even in prof. writ. ; ef. the class. Grk. Lexx. s. v. [On the “Crown of thorns” see BB.DD. s. v., and for reff. Me. and 5.7
ἄκανθα. In P Oxy III. 646 (time of Hadrian) a legacy includes κλείνη ἀκανθίνη, z.e. a couch made of acantha-wood (Herod. ii. 96, Strabo 175). Sir F. G. Kenyon (P Lond I. p. 140), calls it ‘‘the Egyptian acacia from which gum arabic is obtained, and whose branches were in early times used for boat-building.” Its pods are mentioned in P Leid X (iii/iv A.D.), a long list of chemical prescriptions : J. 35 (p. 237) ἀκάνθης κεράτια. The name, or derivatives of it, may be seen in P Lond 214}8 8. (a.p. 270-5) (ΞΞ 11. p. 162), 16. 1177277 (a.D. 113) (=TIII. p. 186), P Oxy I. 121‘ (iii/a.p.), 7b. VI. 9091? (A.D. 225), 26. VIII. 11125 (A.D. 188), P Flor I. 50% (A.D. 268), etc. This evidence isolates further the word as used in Mark and John (Isa 341%) ; but the meaning there is not shaken We need not discuss the identification of ἄκανθα, ἄκανθος (so MGr ἀγκάθι, Pontic ἀχάντι, thorn”), and the…
Read the full entry →ἄκανθα (akantha) — a thorn.
ἄκανθ-α [ᾰκ], ης, ἡ,
(ἀκή A) thorn, prickle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
1. any thorny or prickly plant (in [Refs 8th c.BC+] probably Eryngium campestre), [Refs 5th c.BC+] no thistles, i.e. 'an easy job', [Refs 5th c.BC+] —special kinds: ἄ. Ἀραβική smaller milk-thistle, Notobasis syriaca, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄ. βασιλική fish-thistle, Cnicus Acarna, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. Ἰνδική, = Balsamodendron Mukul, [Refs]; ἄ. λευκή Acacia albida, [Refs]; ={ἄ. βασιλική}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄ. λευκὴ τρίοζος, = Euphorbia antiquorum, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. ἀκανώδης (probably) cornthistle, Carduus arvensis, [Refs]
2. of other plants, e.g. Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. μέλαινα Acacia arabica, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἄ. διψάς, = Acacia tortilis, [Refs 4th…
ἄκανθα
akantha
probably from the same as 188; a thorn:--thorn.
see GREEK for 188
ἄκανθα, ης, ἡ
n.f.
a thorn-bush
ἄκανθα akantha 14x
a thorn, thornbush, Mt. 7:16; 13:7; 27:29
ἄκανθα ἀκή I a thorn, prickle, Theocr., etc.
a prickly plant, thistle; in pl. thistledown, Od.:—also a kind of acacia, Hdt.
the backbone or spine of animals, id. Hdt., etc.
metaph., ἄκανθαι, thorny questions, Luc.
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
and Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny shrubs. These words are variously rendered in the Authorized Version By "thorns," "briers," "thistles," etc. Palestine abounded in a great variety of such plants. ("Travellers call the holy land ’a land of thorns.’ Giant thistles, growing to the height of a man on horseback, frequently spread over regions once rich and fruitful, as they do on the pampas of South America; and many of the most interesting historic spats and ruins are rendered almost inaccessible by thickets of fiercely-armed buckthorns. Entire fields are covered with the troublesome creeping stems of the spinous ononis , while the bare hillsides are studded with the dangerous capsules of the puliuris and tribulus . Roses of the most prickly kinds abound on the lower slopes of Hermon; while the sub-tropical…
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14 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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"Ἀκάνθας οὖν καὶ τριβόλους ἀνατελεῖ σοι“ (Gen.
ἔνθα μίαν ἑσπέραν αὐλισάμενος ὑπὸ τὴν ἕω πρόεισι, καὶ διανύσας ἡμέρας σταθμὸν στρατοπεδεύεται κατὰ τὸν ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων πατρίως Ἀκανθῶν αὐλῶνα καλούμενον πρός τινι κώμῃ Γαβὰθ Σαοὺλ λεγομένῃ, σημαίνει δὲ τοῦτο λόφον Σαούλου, διέχων ἀπὸ τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων…
τί δέ, ὅτι τὸ ἔριον μέσον τῶν ἀκανθῶν τιθέασιν;
ἀντίγραφον ὑποτέτακται. συνελκύσαντες τοῖς διʼ αὐτοῦ σημανθεῖσι καὶ ἐπελθόντες ἐπὶ τοὺς σημαινομένους κλάδους καὶ ἀκάνθας καὶ ἐπισκεψάμενοι εἰ ξηροὶ καὶ ὀφείλοντες εἰς ἴδιον λόγον ἀναληφθῆναι κατὰ τὸν γνώμονα, ἐπιθέντες
ακτον … ων πορθμέων … υνερ … ου … η τόπων σκιαζομένων περὶ τῶν ἀκάνθων … … αι διὰ τὸ εἶναι ὑψη
πορεία ἀκανθῶν ιζ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Ἡρακλη Νεφερῶτος ἀκανθεῶν πορεία … Κόρρα Ἡρώδου Εὐμαίου
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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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 τρίβολος (i.e., *tribolos*) refers to a thistle or prickly plant, often associated with harm to other plants. It is derived from roots meaning 'three' and 'to throw,' indicating a three-pronged shape. In the New Testament, it appears in Matthew 7:16 and Hebrews 6:8, where it symbolizes something undesirable.
τρίβολος, -ov, ὁ, (τρεῖς and βάλλω, [ (cf. βέλος), threepointed ]), α thistle, a prickly wild plant, hurtful to other plants: Mt. vii. 16; Heb. vi. 8. (Arstph., al.; Sept. for ὙΠ, Gen. iii. 18; Hos. x. 8; for D'y3¥ thorns, Prov. xxii. 5.) [Cf. B. D. s. v. Thorns and Thistles, 4; Léw, Aram. Pflanzennamen, ὃ 302.]
τρίβολος, ‘thistle,’ Mt 728, Heb 68. In his comment on the latter passage (CC ad 1) Moffatt recalls Philo Leg. A/legor. 250 (ed. Cohn), where with reference to Gen 315 Philo plays with the derivation of the word (like ‘* trefoil ᾿)- ἕκαστον δὲ τῶν παθῶν τριβόλια εἴρηκεν, ἐπειδὴ τριττά ἐστιν, αὐτό τε καὶ τὸ ποιητικὸν καὶ τὸ ἐκ τούτων ἀποτέλεσμα. , τρίβος, “©a beaten track,” ‘‘a path” (Mt 38 αἰ, cf. Sir 25) occurs in CPR I. 4214 (ἀρούρας) δ ἐκ λιβὸς τρίβου, ““4 arourae to the west of the path.” See also the metrical inscr. of B.C. 145-116, Archiv i. p. 22174— καὶ col δ᾽ εὐοδίης τρίβον ὄλβιον εὔχομαι εἶναι, πρός γ᾽ ἔτι καὶ τέκνοις σοῖσι φιλοφροσύνοις. For the verb τρίβω, see P Par 4955 (before B.c. 161) (= UPZ i. p. 309) ὅπως λαβὼν παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐν Μέμφει σησάμου τέταρτον τρίψῃ μοι ἐν Μέμφει τρίμμα, P Oxy II. μεμυκότας τρίψας, ‘pound some closed calices of pomegranates” (Edd.), 74. IX. 1222”…
Read the full entry →τρίβολος (tribolos) — thistle.
τρίβολος [ῐ], ὁ,
name of various prickly plants,
__a water-chestnut, Trapa natans, τ. ἔνυδρος [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__b caltrops, Tribulus terrestris, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. περικαρπιάκανθος, χερσαῖος, [LXX+7th c.BC+]
__c τ. φυλλάκανθος, thorny trefoil, Fagonia cretica, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__d τ. παραθαλάσσιος, prickly samphire, Echinophora spinosa, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. τρίβολοι, οἱ, a threshing-machine, a board with sharp stones fixed in the bottom, [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; τ. ξύλινος (in the section περὶ κάρρων) [Refs 1st c.AD+]
III. caltrop, i. e. a four-spiked implement thrown on the ground to lame the enemy's horses, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
III. b τ. πηχῶν έ a larger contrivance for stopping boulders, etc., thrown down a slope, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
τρίβολος
tribolos
from 5140 and 956; properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in
war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop):--brier, thistle.
see GREEK for 5140
see GREEK for 956
τρίβολος, ου, ὁ
n.m.
a thistle
τρίβολος τρί-^βολος, ον, = τρι^βελής as Subst. a caltrop, i. e. a three-spiked implement, formed so that one of the spikes must point upwards, used to lame the enemy's horses, Plut.
a prickly plant, a burr, thistle, NTest.
τρίβολοι, οἱ, a threshing-machine, boards with sharp stones fixed in the bottom, Anth.
Noun-APM — Noun · accusative · plural · masculineaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
N-APM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
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"Ἀκάνθας οὖν καὶ τριβόλους ἀνατελεῖ σοι“ (Gen.
οὗτος οὖν ὁ ποιμὴν παρελάμβανε τὰ πρόβατα ἀπο τοῦ ποιμένος τοῦ νεανίσκου, ἐκεῖνα τὰ σπαταλῶντα καὶ τρυφῶντα, μὴ σκιρτῶντα δέ, καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτὰ εἴς τινα τόπον κρημνώδη καὶ ἀκανθώδη καὶ τριβολώδη, ὥστε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀκανθῶν καὶ τριβόλων μὴ δύνασθαι ἐκπλέξαι…
τόμορος τὸ σαγὶν τῆς καμήλου καὶ τὰς φορβειάς. ἔχουσιν τριβόλους καὶ χειλώματα δύο καὶ κατ … λεν ζευγοστόμιον καὶ τοὺς κέντρωνας δύο καὶ ἀσκὸν
The Greek word ἀδόκιμος (i.e., *adokimos*) means 'not standing the test' or 'rejected.' It is often used in reference to metals or coins that are unapproved, and metaphorically extends to persons deemed reprobate or worthless. The New Testament uses it in several contexts, including Romans 1:28 and 2 Timothy 3:8, to describe moral failure or disqualification.
ἀ-δόκιμος, -ov, (δόκιμος), [fr. Eur. down], not standing the test, not approved; properly of metals and coin, ἀργύριον, Is. i. 22; Prov. xxv. 4; νόμισμα, Plat. lege. v. p. 742 a, al.; hence, which does not prove itself to be such as it ought: γῆ, of sterile soil, Heb. vi. 8; in a moral sense [A. V. reprobate], 1 Co. ix. 27; 2 Co. xiii. 5-7; νοῦς, Ro. i. 28; περὶ τὴν πίστιν, 2 Tim. iii. 8; hence, unfit for something: πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἀδ. Titi, 16.
ἀδόκιμος (adokimos) — failing.
ἀδόκιμ-ος, ον,
not legal tender, not current, of coin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; not approved, of horses, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. unsatisfactory, unconvincing, of a statement, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
3. disreputable, λακίσματ᾽ ἀδόκιμ᾽ ὀλβίοις ἔχειν[NT+5th c.BC+]. adverb -μως[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4. of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; discredited, reprobate, [NT+5th c.BC+]
ἀδόκιμος
adokimos
from 1 (as a negative particle) and 1384; unapproved, i.e. rejected;
by implication, worthless (literally or morally):--castaway, rejected,
reprobate.
see GREEK for 1
see GREEK for 1384
ἀδόκιμος, ον
Adj
failing to pass the test
ἀδόκιμος adokimos 8x
unable to stand test, rejected, refuse, worthless
ἀδόκιμος not standing the test, spurious, properly of coin, Plat.
metaph. of persons, rejected as false, disreputable, reprobate, Eur., Xen., etc.
Adj-NSF — Adjective · nominative · singular · femininenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
A-NSF Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
8 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 6 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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οὗτος δὲ ἢ ἀκριτόμυθός ἐστι καὶ ἀδόκιμος ἢ κεκριμένος καὶ δόκιμος·
Εἶτα Λυσίμαχοι καὶ Μόλωνες καὶ τοιοῦτοί τινες ἄλλοι συγγραφεῖς, ἀδόκιμοι σοφισταί, μειρακίων ἀπατεῶνες, ὡς πάνυ ἡμᾶς φαυλοτάτους ἀνθρώπων λοιδοροῦσιν.
καὶ περὶ ἐμοῦ δὲ προσεύχεσθε, τῆς ἀφ̓ ὑμῶν ἀγάπης χρῄζοντος ἐν τῷ ἐλέει τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ καταξιωθῆναί με τοῦ κλήρου, οὖ περίκειμαι ἐπιτυχεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἀδόκιμος εὑρεθῶ,
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
κατάρα refers to a curse or imprecation, often contrasted with blessings. It appears in the New Testament in contexts discussing condemnation and the consequences of sin, notably in Galatians and Hebrews. The word is built from the prefix κατά (down) and a root meaning to curse. Notably, Mounce mentions its use as a metonym for a person under a curse.
κατ-άρα, -ας, -ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for קְלָלָה;]
a curse: Ga 3:10, 13, He 6:8, II Pe 2:14; opp. to εὐλογία, Ja 3:10; concrete, of Christ, Ga 3:13 (v. Lft. in l.).†
κατ-άρα, -as, 7, (κατά and apa, ef. Germ. Ver fluchung, Verwiinschung, [ef. κατά, II. 4]); Sept. chiefly for ΠῚ}: an execration, imprecation, curse: opp. to εὐλογία (q- v.), Jas. iii. 103 γῆ κατάρας ἐγγύς, near to being cursed by God i.e. to being given up to barrenness (the allusion is to Gen. iii. 17 sq.), Heb. vi. 8; ὑπὸ κατάραν εἶναι, to be under a curse i.e. liable to the appointed penalty of being cursed, Gal. iii. 10; ἐξαγοράζειν τινὰ ἐκ τῆς K. to redeem one exposed to the threatened penalty of a curse, ib. 13; τέκνα κατάρας. men worthy of execration, 2 Pet. ii. 14; abstract for the concrete, one in whom the curse is exhibited, i. 6. undergoing the appointed penalty of cursing, Gal. iii. 13; ἐγὼ κατάρα ἐγενήθην, Protev. Jac. c. 3. (Aeschyl., Eur., Plat., al.)
κατάρα. In C. and B. ii. p. 653, No. 564, Sir W. M. Ramsay publishes a striking epitaph of A.D. 243-4 from Ushak in Phrygia, in which the following curse occurs—el τις ἀνύξῃ τὸ μνημῖον, ἔσονται αὐτῷ κατάραι ὅσε ἀνγεγραμμένα[ι tjoly εἰς ὅρασιν καὶ εἰς ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῷ καὶ εἰς τέκνα καὶ εἰς βίον, “if any one shall open the tomb, there shall be upon him the curses as many as are written in (the book), on his sight and his whole body and his children and his life.’ In the curses here, and in similar epitaphs found in a number of towns scattered throughout central Phrygia, Ramsay finds distinct traces of ‘Jewish influence,” cf. especially Deut 27-29, and see further xp 7 xxvi. p. 171 f. The subst. is also found in γώ 8891 ἐπάρα κατάρα κακὴ τῷ ἀσεβήσαντι τοὺς…
Read the full entry →κατάρα (katara) — curse.
κατ-άρα [ᾰρ],
Ionic dialect κατ-άρη, ἡ, curse, κατάρας ποιέεσθαί τινι to lay curses upon one, [NT+5th c.BC+]; τὴν κ. ἀναγράψαι, στηλιτεῦσαι, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 2.354b; cursing, [Refs 1st c.BC+] O.
κατάρα
katara
from 2596 (intensive) and 685; imprecation, execration:--curse(-d,
ing).
see GREEK for 2596
see GREEK for 685
κατάρα, ας, ἡ
n.f.
a curse, cursing
κατάρα katara 6x
a cursing, execration, imprecation, Jas. 3:10; from the Hebrew, condemnation, doom, Gal. 3:10; Heb. 6:8; 2 Pet. 2:14; meton., a doomed one, one on whom condemnation falls, Gal. 3:13*
κατάρα a curse, κατάρην ποιεῖσθαί τινι to lay a curse upon one, Hdt.; διδόναι τινὰ κατάρᾳ Eur.
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · femininegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
kurs ('alah (Nu 5:21,23,17, etc.), me'erah (Pr 3:33; Mal 2:2, etc.), klalah (Ge 27:12,13); katara (Ga 3:10,13)): This word as noun and verb renders different Hebrew words, some of them being more or less synonymous, differing only in degree of strength. It is often used in contrast with "bless" or "blessing" (De 11:29). When a curse is pronounced against any person, we are not to understand this as a mere wish, however violent, that disaster should overtake the person in question, any more than we are to understand that a corresponding "blessing" conveys simply a wish…
Curse
Denounced by God against the serpent (Gen. 3:14), and against Cain (4:11). These divine maledictions carried their effect with them. Prophetical curses were sometimes pronounced by holy men (Gen. 9:25; 49:7; Deut. 27:15; Josh. 6:26). Such curses are not the consequence of passion or revenge, they are predictions.
No one on pain of death shall curse father or mother (Ex. 21:17), nor the prince of his people (22:28), nor the deaf (Lev. 19:14). Cursing God or blaspheming was punishable by death (Lev. 24:10-16).…
→ Denounced
Against the serpent Ge 3:14,15
Against Adam and Eve Ge 3:15-19
Against the ground Ge 3:17,18
Against Cain Ge 4:11-16
Against Canaan, Noah's son Ge 9:24-27
Against Meroz Jud 5:23
Against Gehazi 2Ki 5:27
→ Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel Nu 22:6; 23:11
→ See BENEDICTIONS
→ CURSES OF THE MOSAIC LAW De 27:1-26; Jos 8:30-34
See BLESSINGS
6 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.
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ὥσπερ ἡ χαρὰ εὐπάθεια οὖσα εὐχῆς ἐστιν ἐπαξία, οὕτως κατάρας ἡδονή, τὸ πάθος, ἡ μεταθεῖσα τοὺς ὅρους τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ κατασκευάσασα αὐτὴν ἀντὶ φιλαρέτου φιλοπαθῆ·
τοῦ δὲ Βαλάκου δυσχεραίνοντος καὶ παραβαίνειν αὐτὸν τὰς συνθήκας ἐφʼ αἷς αὐτὸν ἀντὶ μεγάλων λάβοι δωρεῶν παρὰ τῶν συμμάχων ἐπικαλοῦντος, ἐλθόντα γὰρ ἐπὶ κατάρᾳ τῶν πολεμίων ὑμνεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκείνους καὶ μακαριωτάτους ἀποφαίνειν ἀνθρώπων,
Ἡ δὲ τοῦ μέλανος ὁδός ἐστιν σκολιὰ καὶ κατάρας μεστή.
μικροῦ φιδ … … ἀνθρώπους ιδεμ … … λωεατης οἰκίας … ἐν τῶι Ἰσείωι καταρα … … μετὰ πάντα ταῦτα … πεποίηκεν ἔγραψεν … … κακ ολογοῦσα καὶ πεποίηκεν
The Greek word ἐγγύς, transliterated as eggus, means 'near' and can refer to both place and time. It is often used in the New Testament to describe proximity, such as in John 19:20 and Romans 10:8. The word can also imply a metaphorical closeness, particularly in relation to God, as seen in Ephesians 2:17. Some entries note its use as a preposition with genitive or dative cases.
ἐγγύς, adv.,
[in LXX chiefly for קָרֹוב ;]
near;
of place: Jo 19:20, 42; as prep. c. gen. (M, Pr., 99), Lk 19:11, Jo 3:23 6:19, 23 11:18, 54, Ac 1:12; c. dat., Ac 9:38 27:8; superl., ἔγγιστα, Mk 6:36, WH, mg.; metaph., ֹοἱ ἐ., opp. to οἱ μακράν, Eph 2:17; ἐ. γίνεσθαι, Eph 2:13; ἐ. σου τὸ ῥῆμα, Ro 10:8 (LXX).
ἐγγύς, adv., (fr. ἐν and yviov [limb, hand], at hand; [but rather allied w. ἄγχι. ayy, anzius, anguish, ete.; see Curtius § 166; Vanicek p. 22]), [fr. Hom. down], Sept. for 2 ; near; 1. of Place and position; a. prop. : absol. Jn. xix. 42, [ef. also 20 G 1, Τ Tr WH (but see below)]; with gen. (Matthiae ὃ 339, 1 p. 812; W. 195 (188); [471 (439); Β. § 132, 247), Lk. xix.11; Jn. iii. 23; vi. 19, 23; xi. 18,54; xix. 20 [Rec., but see above]; Acts i. 12; with dat. (Matthiae § 386, 6; Kiihner ὃ 428, 13; [Jelf § 592, 2]), Acts ix. 38; xxvii. 8. b. tropically; of ἐγγύς, those who are near of access to God i.e. Jews, and οἱ μακράν, those who are alien from the true God and the blessings of the theocracy, i. e. Gentiles : Eph. ii. 17 (cf. Is. lvii. 19) ; ἐγγὺς γίνεσθαι, to be brought near, se. to the blessings of the kingdom of God, Eph. ii. 13, (so with the Rabbins not infrequently to make nigh…
Read the full entry →ἐγγύς. BGU III. 69817 (ii/a.p.) ἐγγὺς τῆς ἅλω, 16. 81.435 (iii/A.D.) ἐνγὺς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ. For the form see Moulton G7. ii. § 130.
ἐγγύς (engus) — near.
ἐγγύς [ῠ],
adverb, comparative ἐγγυτέρω (-τέρῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+] or -ύτατα (first in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἔγγῑον, ἔγγιστα (see. ἐγγίων).
I. of Place, near, nigh, at hand: frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with genitive, hard by, near to; so λύπας ἐγγυτέρω nearer to grief, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐγγὺς ὁδῷ uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. of Time, nigh at hand, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
III. of Numbers, etc., nearly, ἔτεσι ἐ. εἴκοσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, nearly, almost, ἐ. ἔγνως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ ἐ. τινος not nearly, i. e. not by a great deal, nothing like it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχει οὐχ οὕτω ταῦτα οὐδ᾽ ἐ. not so.. nor yet nearly so, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; mostly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
ἐγγύς
eggus
from a primary verb agcho (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of
43); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time):--from , at
hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
see GREEK for 43
ἐγγύς
Adv
near
ἐγγύς engys 31x
some view as an improper prep., followed by gen. or dat., near, as to place, Lk. 19:11; close at hand, Rom. 10:8; near, in respect of ready interposition, Phil. 4:5; near, as to time, Mt. 24:32, 33; near to God, as being in covenant with him, Eph. 2:13; οἱ ἐγγύς, the people near to God, the Jews, Eph. 2:17
ἐγγύς also ἔγγι_ον, ἔγγιστα of Place, near, nigh, at hand, Hom.; c. gen. hard by, near to, id. Hom., Soph.; also c. dat., Eur.
of Time, nigh at hand, Hom., Xen.
of Numbers, etc., nearly, Thuc., Xen.; οὐδ᾽ ἐγγύς i. e. not by a great deal, nothing like it, Plat., Dem.; ἐγγὺς τοῦ τεθνάναι very nearly dead, Plat.
of Relationship, akin to, Aesch., Plat.
From the same Root as ἄγχι, cf. ἄγχιστος, ἔγγιστος.
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
30 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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τὸ δὲ στῆναι καὶ ἄτρεπτον κτήσασθαι διάνοιαν ἐγγύς ἐστι βαίνειν θεοῦ δυνάμεως, ἐπειδὴ τὸ μὲν θεῖον ἄτρεπτον, τὸ δὲ γενόμενον φύσει μεταβλητόν.
Πλησίον δʼ ἤδη τὸν ἀδελφὸν πυνθανόμενος κελεύει προϊέναι τῶν γυναικῶν ἑκατέραν κατʼ αὐτὴν μετὰ τῶν θεραπαινίδων, ἵνα πόρρωθεν ἀφορῷεν τὰ ἔργα τῶν ἀνδρῶν μαχομένων, εἰ τοῦτο θελήσειεν Ἡσαῦς, προσεκύνει δʼ αὐτὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἐγγὺς αὐτῷ γενόμενον οὐδὲν…
ἐγγὺς ἡ ἡμέρα ἐν ᾗ συναπολεῖται πάντα τῷ πονηρῷ: ἐγγὺς ὁ κύριος καὶ ὁ μισθὸς αὐτοῦ.
Ἀχαβοῦς, ὡς ἐτῶν κ, καὶ … τῆς οὔσης ἐν ἐπιφυτευτικοῖς περὶ Ναβαγάτα τὴν αὐτήν, ἐγγὺς τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης, λεγομένης δὲ τῶν Βαείριος … νι … μένων, ἐκ τῆς πρὸς
ἐργαστηρίῳ κέλλαι ϛ ὑπὸ Β … καὶ Καλλῆν καὶ Σῆπιν μισθωτὰς χωρὶς ἐνοικίου α ἐγγυς κέλλα καταπεπτωκυῖα β ὁμοίως κέλλα καταπεπτωκυῖα· γ κέλλα ὑπὸ Πας … ἐνοικίου δραχμῶν κ
δυνατόν σοί ἐστιν προνόησον καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Θεαδελφίας καὶ ἀπὸ Φιλαγρίδος καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐγγὺς κωμῶν καὶ ἀπὸ Εὐημερίας. ἔτους ε Παῦνι ιη. Ἡρωνείνῳ φροντιστῇ
ὅς is a pronoun meaning 'who,' 'which,' 'what,' or 'that.' It serves as both a demonstrative and a relative pronoun, agreeing in gender with its antecedent. The New Testament uses it in various constructions, including phrases like ὃς μὲν... ὃς δέ to indicate contrasting subjects. Notably, it can express purpose or cause in certain contexts.
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ,
the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν).
As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, freq. in Plat.), Mk 15:23, Jo 5:11; ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δέ, the one . . . the other, Mt 21:35 22:5 25:15, Lk 23:33, Ac 27:14, Ro 14:5, I Co 11:21, II Co 2:16, Ju 22; neut., ὃ μὲν . . . ὃ δέ, the one . . . the other, some . . . some, Mt 13:8, 23, Read the full entry →
ὅς 455 ὅς iii. 5 [RG], 6; Heb. vi. 10; ix. 20; Jas. ii. 5; 1 In. iii. 24; Jude 15; for other exx. see below; ἐν ὥρᾳ 7 οὐ γινώoxet, Mt. xxiv. 50; τῇ παραδύσει 9 παρεδώκατε, Mk. vii. 13 ; add, Lk. ii. 20; v. 9; ix. 435 xii. 46; xxiv. 25; Jn. xvii. 5; Acts ii. 22; xvii. 31; xx. 38; 2 Co. xii. 21; 2Th.i. 4; Rev. xviii. 6; ef. W. § 24,1; [B. as above]. Rarely attraction oceurs where the verb governs the dative [but see below]: thus, κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσε θεοῦ for xarévavre θεοῦ, ᾧ ἐπίστευσε (See κατέναντι). Ro. iv. 17; φωνῆς, ἧς ἔκραξα (for 7 (al. ἥν, οἴ. W. 164 (154 sq.) Β. 287 (217)}7), Acts xxiv. 21, οἵ. Is. vi. 4; (7γετο δὲ καὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ τε πιστῶν, οἷς ἥδετο καὶ ὧν ἠπίστει πολλούς, for καὶ πολλοὺς τούτων, οἷς ἠπίστει, Xen. Cyr. ὅ, 4, 39; ὧν ἐγὼ ἐντετύχηκα οὐδείς; for οὐδεὶς τούτων, οἷς ἐντετ. Plato, Gorg. p. 509 ἃ.; Protag. p. 361 6.; derep.7 p.531e.; παρ᾽ ὧν βοηθεῖς, οὐδεμίαν λήψει…
Read the full entry →ος is found as a demonstrative pronoun in P Ryl II. 14415 (complaint of assault—a.D. 38) ὃς δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ἐναντίου ἄλογον ἀηδίαν μοι ἐπιχειρήσας παρεχρήσατό μοι πολλὰ καὶ ἄσχημα, ‘“whereupon he opposing me made a brutal and odious attack upon me and subjected me to much shameful mishandling” (Edd.): cf. Mk 15%, Jn 51. For ὃς μέν... ὃς δέ, “the one . . the other,” as in Mt 21° a/., see P Oxy IX. 1189? (c. A.D. 117) ἐπιστολὰς δύο ds ἔγραψα ἣν μὲν σοὶ ἣν δὲ Σαβείνῳ, and for ὃς δέ solétarium see PSI. IV. 313° (iii/iv A.D.) with the editor’s note. Ὃς ἄν (ἐάν) c. conj. = ‘‘ whosoever ” may be illustrated Ly P Par 4622 (B.c. 153) (= Witkowski*, p. 87), περὶ dv ἂν βούληι γράφε, P Grenf I. 30% (B.c. 103) ἐφ} οἷς ἂν οὖν ὑμῶν προσδέωνται, P Oxy IV. 743%% (B.C. 2) ἐν ols ἐὰν σοῦ προσδέηται, °° ὑπὲρ ὧν ἐὰν θέλῃς. For the comparative usage of ὃς ἄν and ὃς ἐάν, see Thackeray Gr. i. p. 68, cited s.v. ἄν.…
Read the full entry →ὅς (hos, hē) — which.
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ,
genitive οὗ, ἧς, οὗ, etc.; dative plural οἷς, αἷς, οἷς, etc.: Epic dialect forms, genitive ὅου (probably replacing Οο) in the phrases ὅου κλέος οὔ ποτ᾽ ὀλεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; feminine ἕης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; elsewhere only ἧς [Refs]; dative plural οἷς, οἷσι, ᾗς, ᾗσι (never αἷς or αἷσι in [Refs 8th c.BC+] — _pronoun_ used,
__A as demonstrative by the side of οὗτος, ὅδε, and the Article ὁ, ἡ, τό: in post-Homeric Gr. this use survived only in a few special phrases.
__B as a Relat. by the side of the Article ὅ, ἥ, τό (see. ὁ, ἡ, τό, c):—this demonstrative and Relat. pronoun must not be confounded with the Possess. ὅς, ἥ, ὅν. (With Gr. Relat. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ cf. Sanskrit Relat. yas, yā, yad, Lithuanian jis, ji (he, she), Oslav. i, ja, je (he, she…
ὅς ἥ ὅ
hos
he hay, and neuter
ho ho
probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588); the
relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what,
that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se),
etc. See also 3757.
see GREEK for 3588
see GREEK for 3757
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ
Rel.pr.
who, which, what, that
ὅς hos 1x
who, which, what, that, Mt. 1:16, 23, 25; in NT interrog. ἐφ’ ὅ, wherefore, why, Mt. 26:50; in NT ὅς μὲν ... ὅς δέ, for ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, Mt. 21:35; 2 Cor. 2:16
Rel-GSF — Relative pronoun · genitive · singular · femininegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
R-GSF Part of Speech: Relative pronoun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
1,430 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 60 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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22 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
ἵν’ οὖν μὴ αἰεὶ συμφερόμεναι στασιάζωσι καὶ πόλεμος ἀντ’ εἰρήνης ἐπικρατῇ τὴν ἀκοσμίαν ἐν κόσμῳ τιθείς, οὐ μόνον ἐχώρισε φῶς καὶ σκότος, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅρους ἐν μέσοις ἔθετο διαστήμασιν, οἷς ἀνεῖρξε τῶν ἄκρων ἑκάτερον·
πῶς τὸ Σοδομιτῶν ἔθνος θεὸς κατεστρέψατο χολωθεὶς αὐτοῖς ἐφ' οἷς ἡμάρτανον.
Μωϋσῆ Μωϋσῆ, κατάβηθι τὸ τάχος, ὅτι ἠνόμησεν ὁ λαός σου, οὓς ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, καὶ συνῆκεν Μωϋσῆς καὶ ἔριψεν τὰς δύο πλάκας ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ: καὶ συνετρίβη αὐτῶν ἡ διαθήκη, ἵνα ἡ τοῦ ἠγαπημένου Ἰησοῦ ἐγκατασφραγισθῇ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν ἡμῶν…
θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ Ψενανοῦπιν καὶ … … ελθεῖν ἐπὶ προ … ους καὶ γραψάτωσαν ἡμῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν ἐσπούδασας διὰ τὰς ἡμῶν παρακλήσεις καὶ ση
ἐδάνεισεν Ὧρος Ὥρου Ὥρωι Νεχούτου ὡς ἐτῶν ν μέσος μελίχρως ὑποκλαστὸς ἀναφάλακρος μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν οὖς ἀριστερὸν τετρημένον πυροῦ ἀρτάβας τεσσαράκοντα ἓξ κριθῆς ἑξήκοντα ἐννέα , ἴσους ἀτόκους, ὧν ἀπόδοσιν
τῆς ἐπιγονῆς τῶν ἐκ Παθύρεως ὡς ἐτῶν ν μέσος μελίχρως τετανὸς ἀναφάλακρος μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν οὖς ἀριστερὸν τετρημένον χαλκοῦ ταλάντων πέντε . προπωλητὴς καὶ βεβαιωτὴς τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην
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-NSN — Article · nominative · singular · neuternominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular neuter.
T-NSN Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Neuter
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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40 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
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
τέλος (telos) refers to an end or limit, often indicating the conclusion of an action or state. It can denote various types of endings, such as the completion of a task, the final stage of an event, or even a tax or duty. In the New Testament, it appears in contexts like the end of the age (Matthew 24:6) and the fulfillment of the law (Romans 10:4). The term is also used in phrases indicating continuity or reaching a goal.
τέλος, -ους, τό
[in LXX for קֵץ, etc.; εἰς τὸ τ., chiefly for לָנֶצַח and cognate forms ;]
end: most freq. of the termination or limit of an act or state (in NT also of the end of a period of time, cl. τελευτή), Lk 1:33, I Co 10:11, II Co 3:13, I Pe 4:7; by meton., of one who makes an end, Ro 10:4; ἕως (ἄχρι, μέκρι) τέλους, I Co 1:8, II Co 1:13, He 3:14 6:11, Re 2:26; εἰς τ., to or at…
Read the full entry →τέλος, -ους, τό, [cf. Curtius § 238], fr. Hom. down, Sept. mostly for ΤΡ; 1. end, i.e. a. termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be, (in the Grk. writ. always of the end of some act or state, but not of the end of a period of time, which they call τελευτή ; in the Scriptures also of a temporal end; an end in space is everywhere called πέρας) : τῆς βασιλείας, Lk. i. 33; ζωῆς, Heb. vii. 3; rod καταργουμένου, 2 Co. iii. 13; τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων, 1 Co. x. 11 (τέλος τῶν ἡμερῶν, Neh. xiii. 6; τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν; 2 K. viii. 3; ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος καὶ μεσότης χρόνων, τέλος θ Sap. vii. 18); i. 4. he who puts an end to: τέλος νόμου Χριστός, Christ has brought the law to an end (πᾶσίν ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις τέλος τοῦ βίου θάνατος, Dem. 1306, 25), Ro. x. 4; οἵ. Fritzsche ad loc., vol. ii. p. 877 586. πάντων τὸ τέλος, the end of all things (i. 6. of the present order of things), 1 Pet. iv. 7; also in the…
Read the full entry →τέλος (1) “end”: P Eleph 113 (B.c. 311-0) (= Selections, p. 3) ἐγ δίκης κατὰ νόμον τέλος ἐχούσης, ‘as if a formal decree of the court had been obtained,” P Petr II, 40(α) 33 (iii/B.c.) (=Witkowski*, p. 41) ἡ ἐλεφαντηγὸΓ[ς] (“the elephant-transport”) ἡ ἐν Βερενίκηι τέλος ἔχει (= τετέλεσται), P Leid {50 (st half ii/B.c.) (=I. p. 124) τέλος ἔχει πάντα, παρὲξ τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς (cf. Lk 2257, Field WVo/es, p. 76). The various prepositional phrases formed with τέλος may be illustrated by P Petr II. 13(19)® (mid. iii/B.c.) (= Witkowski?, p. 19) τὴν πᾶσαν σπουδὴν πόησαι [το]ῦ ἀφεθῆναί σε διὰ τέλους, P Tebt I. 3811 (B.c. 113) (=Chrest. I. p. 363) τῆς ἐγλήμψεως els τέλος καταλελ[ειμμέν]ης, ‘my enterprise has been made a complete failure ’’ (Edd.) (cf. 1 Thess 215 with Milligan’s note, and Jn 13! with the discussion in Abbott 7G, p- 247 ff), OGZS go! (Rosetta-stone—B.C. 196) τινὰς μὲν eis τέλος ἀφῆκεν…
Read the full entry →τέλος (telos) — goal/tax.
τέλος, εος, τό,
(τέλλομαι, τέλλω) coming to pass, performance, consummation, εἰ γὰρ ἐπ᾽ ἀρῇσιν τ. ἡμετέρῃσι γένοιτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίκη δ᾽ ὑπὲρ ὕβριος ἴσχει ἐς τ. ἐξελθοῦσα issuing in fulfilment, execution,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; καθήκει νῦν [τὰν γνώμαν] ἐπὶ τέλος ἀχθῆμεν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἔλπομαι μέν, ἐν θεῷ γε μὰν τ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; result, τ. δ᾽ οὔ πώ τι πέφανται [Refs 8th c.BC+] the coming to pass (outbreak) of.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τί μὰν ἀφήσει τ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ἔσται τὸ τ. τῶν γιγνομένων τούτων ἐμο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποίητον.. θέμεν ἔργων τ. undo things done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁδοῦ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φόνου τ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τῷ τ. πίστιν φέρων the outcome, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ζεὺς πάντων ἐφορᾷ τ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μάχης.. κεκύρωται τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; διὰ μάχης ἥξω τέλους, ={διὰ μάχης ἥξω}, [Refs]; ἐπ᾽ ἀμφότερα μαχᾶν τάμνειν τ.…
Read the full entry →τέλος
telos
from a primary tello (to set out for a definite point or goal);
properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the
conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or
indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose);
specially, an impost or levy (as paid):--+ continual, custom,
end(-ing), finally, uttermost. Compare 5411.
see GREEK for 5411
τέλος, ους, τό
n.n.
an end, purpose, tax
τέλος telos 40x
an end attained, consummation; an end, closing act, Mt. 24:6, 14; 1 Cor. 15:24; full performance, perfect discharge, Rom. 10:4; fulfillment, realization, Lk. 22:37; final dealing, developed issue, Jas. 5:11; issue, final stage, 1 Cor. 10:11; issue, result, Mt. 26:58; Rom. 6:21, 22; 1 Pet. 1:9; antitypical issue, 2 Cor. 3:13; practical…
Read the full entry →τέλος τέλος, ος, εος, τό, the fulfilment or completion of anything, Lat. effectus, i.e. its consummation, issue, result, end, Hom., etc.; τ. πολέμου its issue, Il.; τ. ἐπιτιθέναι τινί to put a finish to a thing, i. e. give it effect, id. Il.; τ. ἐπιγίγνεται ἀρῇσι one's prayers are accomplished, Od.:— τέλος ἔχειν to have reached the end, to be finished or ready, Il.; τ. ἔχει δαίμων ὅπα θέλει the deity keeps the result in his own power, Eur.:— τ. λαβεῖν to be completed, Plat.
esp. of the end of life, τὸ τ. βίου, Soph., Eur.; and without βίου, the end, death, Hdt.
periphr. in various phrases, τέλος θανάτου the point or term of death, Lat. exitus mortis, Hom.; so, τ. γάμοιο ῀ γάμος, Od., etc.
Adverbial usages:
Noun-NSN — Noun · nominative · singular · neuternominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular neuter.
N-NSN Part of Speech: Noun Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Neuter
qets, 'ephec, kalah; telos, sunteleo:
The end of anything is its termination, hence, also, final object or purpose.
It is the translation of several Hebrew and Greek words, chiefly in the Old Testament of qets (properly, "a cutting off") and other words from the same root (Ge 6:13, "The end of all flesh is come before me"); 'acharith, "hinder part," is also frequently translated "end" (De 11:12; Ps 37:37,38, American Revised Version: "There is a happy end to the man of peace .... The end of the wicked shall be cut off"; the English Revised Version "latter end" (Ps 37:37), margin "reward" or "future posterity"; Ps 73:17…
End
In Heb. 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning “outcome”, i.e., death. It occurs only elsewhere in 1 Cor. 10:13, where it is rendered “escape.”
42 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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οὗ χάριν καὶ ἀρχὴν πρὸς τέλος ἦγε καὶ ἐπέσπευδε καὶ τέλος ἐπ’ ἀρχὴν ἀνακάμπτειν ἐποίει·
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,
Τρία οὖν δόγματά ἐστιν κυρίου: ζωῆς ἐλπίς, ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος πίστεως ἡμῶν: καὶ δικαιοσύνη, κρίσεως ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος: ἀγάπη εὐφροσύνης καὶ ἀγαλλιάσεως ἔργων δικαιοσύνης μαρτυρία.
δεδήλωνται διὰ τῆς προκειμένης συγγραφῆς, ἃς ἠγόρασεν παρὰ Ὥρου τοῦ Θοτορταίου χαλκοῦ ταλάντων ε, τέλος Γ. Ἀπολλώνιος τραπεζίτης.
διὰ τῆς προκειμένης συνγραφῆς, ἣν ἠγόρασεν παρὰ Πετεαρσεμθέως τοῦ Πανεβχούνιος πρὸς χαλκοῦ τάλαντα β, τέλος Ασ, γίνονται χαλκοῦ δραχμαὶ Ασ. Πάνισκος τραπεζίτης.
γειτνίαι δεδηλῶνται, ὃν ἠγόρασεν παρὰ Νεχούτου τοῦ Σχώτου ἱερέως Σούχου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης χαλκοῦ Γ, τέλος τ. Παγκράτης.
εἰς is a preposition meaning 'into' or 'to,' used with the accusative case. It indicates direction, entrance, or limit, applicable to place, time, and figurative purposes. The New Testament frequently employs it to express movement toward locations or states, as seen in passages like Matthew 8:23. It can also denote relationships or results, such as 'for' or 'among.'
εἰς, a Prep. governing the Accusative, and denoting entrance into, or direction and limit: into, to, towards, for, among. It is used A. Property I. of Place, after verbs of going, coming, sailing, flying, falling, living, leading, carrying, throwing, sending, etc. ; 1. of a place entered, or of entrance into a place, into; and 8. it stands before nouns designating an open place, a hollow thing, or one in which an object can be hidden: as εἰς (τὴν) πόλιν, Mt. xxvi. 18; xxviii. 11; Mk. i. 45, and often; εἰς r. οἶκον, Mt. ix. 7; συναγωγήν, Acts xvii. 10; πλοῖον, Mt. viii. 23; Jn. vi. 17; Acts xxi. 6; θάλασσαν, Mt. xvii. 27; ἄβυσσον, Lk. viii. 31; οὐρανόν, Lk. ii. 15; κόσμον, In. 1. 9; iii. 19, ete.; τὰ ἴδια, Jn. i. 11; xvi. 32; Acts xxi. 6; ἀποθήκην, Mt. iii. 12; εἰς ra ὦτα, Lk. i. 44; εἰς τὰς ζώνας or ζώνην, Mt. x. 9; Mk. vi. 8, etc.; εἰς ἀέρα, 1 Co. xiv. 9; eis πῦρ, Mk. ix. 22, ete.…
Read the full entry →εἰς ἁλιέων εἰς ᾿Αλεξάνδριί[αν (P Oxy II. 2943 = Selections, Ρ- 34): see further Pro/eg. pp. 234 f., 245. For εἰς in the wide sense in which we use ‘‘for” we may cite such passages as P Lille I. 261 (iii/B.c.) ἔγραψάς μοι περὶ τῆς εἰς THY σησαμείαν γῆς, 20." ἕως ἂν] μάθωμεν περὶ τῶν κ[εχρ]ηματισμένων εἰς τὸν νομόν, P Petr II. 11 (1)" (mid. iii/B.c.) (= Witkowski*, p. 8) ἀπὸ τούτου τὸ μὲν ἥμυσυ εἰς τὰ δέοντα ὑπελιπόμην, τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν εἰς τὸ δάνειον κατέβαλον, P Lond 43? (ii/B.c.) (=I. p. 48, Witkowski’, p- 110) ἕξεις ἐφόδιον εἰς τὸ γῆρας, P Tebt I. 577 (8.6. 118) προστε]τάχασι δὲ καὶ τὰ els τὴν ταφὴν τοῦ “Amos, P Oxy I. 379 (A.D. 149) (= Selections, p. 49) ἐγένετο ἐνθάδε ἡ τροφεῖτις εἰς υἱὸν tod ΤΠεσούριος, ‘‘there was concluded here the nursing-contract for the son of Pesouris”; and the recurring formulae in a private account of ς. A.D. 15 τό. 1V. 736° θρύων εἰς τοὺς ἄρτους (ὀβολοὶ δύο)…
Read the full entry →εἰς (eis) — toward.
ἐν εἰς
or ἐς, PREP. WITH ACC. ONLY:—both forms are found in [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect poets, and early metrical Inscrr.; ἐς is best attested in [Refs 5th c.BC+], and is found in nearly all early Ionic dialect Inscrr. (except [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and usually in Attic dialect Prose (except [Refs 5th c.BC+] is used before vowels for the sake of meter; ἐς was retained in the phrases ἐς κόρακας (whence the Verb σκορακίζω), ἐς μακαρίαν. Aeolic dialect poets have εἰς before vowels, ἐς before consonants, and this is given as the rule in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare ἐν, ἰν. The diphthong is genuine in Aeolic dialect εἰς, but spurious in Attic dialect-Ionic dialect) Radical sense into, and then more loosely, to:
Read the full entry →εἰς
eis
a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or
entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.);
also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at,
(back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more
exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore,
+ forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the
intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at
one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the
end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often
used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs
(etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
εἰς
Prep.
into, in, among, till, for
εἰς
into, to c. acc.
PREP. WITH ACC. ONLY. Radical sense, into, and then to:
OF PLACE, the commonest usage, εἰς ἅλα into or to the sea, Hom., etc.:—properly opposed to ἐκ, ἐς σφυρὸν ἐκ πτέρνης from head to foot, Il.; εἰς ἔτος ἐξ ἔτεος from year to year, Theocr.:—then, with all Verbs implying motion or direction, ἰδεῖν εἰς οὐρανόν Il.; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι to look in the face, id. Il.:—in Hom. and Hdt. also c. acc. pers., where the attic use ὡς, πρός, παρά.
with Verbs which express rest in a place, when a previous motion into or to it is implied, ἐς μέγαρον κατέθηκε, i. e. he brought it into the house, and put it there, Od.; παρεῖναι ἐς τόπον to go to a place and be there, Hdt.
Prep — Prepositionpreposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
PREP PREPosition
1,797 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 37 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 →
τὸ δὲ παθητὸν ἄψυχον καὶ ἀκίνητον ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ, κινηθὲν δὲ καὶ σχηματισθὲν καὶ ψυχωθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ νοῦ μετέβαλεν εἰς τὸ τελειότατον ἔργον, τόνδε τὸν κόσμον·
ὅτι λιμοῦ τὴν Χαναναίαν καταλαβόντος εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἀπῆρε καὶ διατρίψας ἐν αὐτῇ τινα χρόνον ὑπέστρεψεν ὀπίσω.
Μεγάλων μὲν ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὑπέρ τι καὶ καθ̓ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπερευφραίνομαι ἐπὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις ὑμῶν πνεύμασιν: οὕτως ἔμφυτον τῆς δωρεᾶς πνευματικῆς χάριν εἰλήφατε.
καὶ τοῖς μετόχοις γῆς σιτοφόρου λεγομένης Νεχθαραῦτι θεοῦ μεγάλου παρὰ τῶν ἱερέων ἐτῶν δέκα εἰς τὰ ἐνλιπόντα αὐτῷ ἑτέρων , τεσσάρων εἰς συμπλήρωσιν ἐτῶν πέντε , ὥστε γεωργῆσαι ἧς
καὶ ἀπηλιώτου τὸ λοιπὸν τῆς Εὐνόου οἰκίας λιβὸς ῥύμη ἐφ ᾧ ἀνοίξει τὴν θύραν εἰς τὴν Ὀρσηοῦς οἰκίαν ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Πετεσοῦχος Νεχθανούπιος ὡς ἐτῶν
ος, βορρᾶ γῆ Σχώτου τοῦ Τρύφωνος, ἀπηλιώτου τὸ λοιπὸν τῆς γῆς, λιβὸς ἡ φέρουσα εἰς τὸ Κρόνειον ὁδός, ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου Πέρσης τῆς
The Greek word καῦσις (*kausis*) means 'burning' and is derived from καίω (*kaiō*). It covers various contexts, including general burning, cautery in surgery, and smelting metals. The New Testament references it in Hebrews 6:8, where it describes a land destined to be burned up. Some lexicons note its use in different historical texts, but they do not significantly disagree on its core meaning.
καῦσις, -εως, ἡ
(< καίω),
[in LXX for בּער pi., etc.;]
burning: He 6:8.†
καῦσις, -ews, 7, (καίω), burning, burning up: ἧς τὸ τέλος Kav00@ els καῦσιν, the fate of which land (appointed it by God) is, to be burned up (by fire and brimstone from heaven ; ef. Deut. xxix. 23), Heb. vi. 8; cf. Bleek ad loc. (Hadt., Plat., Isocr., Plut., al.; Sept.)
καῦσις. P Lond 1166" (A.p. 42) (=III. p. 105) χωρὶς τοῦ παρασχέσθαι τοὺς ὁμολοῦντας (/. ὁμολογοῦντας) τὴν καῦσιν [ καθὼς mpoxeirat, 26. 117774 (A.D. 113) (=III. p. 183) κα[ύ]σεως λύχνων. Cf. from the inscrr. Chrest. I. 70% (B.C. 57-6) τάς τε θυσίας καὶ σπονδὰς Kal καύσεις λύχνων . ἐπιτελοῦντες, Maen 179 (ii/A.D.) τὰ ἐξ ἔθους καὶ ὡρισμένα ὑπὲρ τῆς καύσεως τῆς βαίτης (“bath”) δηνάρια , καυστηριάζω καυσμοῦ γόμο(ν) ἕκτον, and for the adj. καύσιμος cf. P Fay P- 325 Ostr 21° (A.D. 306) ἀχύρου kavolpou σάκ(κον) a, “a sack of chaff for fuel.
καῦσις (kausis) — burning.
καῦσις, εως, ἡ,
burning, [τῶν ἱρῶν] [LXX+5th c.BC+]
II. in Surgery, cautery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. in plural, burning heat, ψύξεις τε καὶ κ. [Refs]
IV. smelting, χαλκοῦ, ἀργύρου, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
καῦσις
kausis
from 2545; burning (the act):--be burned.
see GREEK for 2545
καῦσις, εως, ἡ
n.f.
a burning up
καῦσις kausis 1x
burning, being burned, Heb. 6:8*
καῦσις καῦσις, εως καίω a burning, Hdt.:—in surgery, cautery, Plat.
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
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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.
Counted over the 6 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.
ὁ αὐτὸς ἐδήλωσεν ἔχειν ἐν τῇ κώμῃ ἐλαιουργεῖον, ἀπὸ μγ ἔτους μηδὲν τέλος εἰς καῦσιν λύχνων
τινι ἡμέρᾳ ἢ ἐκ μέρους ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ χωρὶς τοῦ παρασχέσθαι τοὺς ὁμολογοῦντας τὴν καῦσιν καθὼς πρόκειται, ἔτι καὶ ἐκτίσονται ε … τοῦ ἐπακολουθήσοντος βλάβους καὶ ἀποδώσουσι τῷ Δείωι
ς. … δύο ἐπιμεληθῆναι Ἀσκλᾶς … ἀποκαταστήσει σοι ἄλλους οἵτινες ἀνοίσουσιν τὰ ξύλα εἰς καῦσιν ὅσα δυνησεται τῶν κεκομμένων ἢ καὶ ἄλλων παντὸς εἴδους· ποίησον ἀνενεχθῆναι