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εἷς

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greekNew TestamentAdjective345 occurrences21 books288 verses

Definition

εἷς

ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός,

cardinal numeral, one;

1. one, as opposite to many: Matthew 25:15, Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 10:8, al.; as subst., Romans 5:15, Ephesians 2:14; id. with genitive partit., Matthew 5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ), Mark 14:18, John 6:8, al.; metaphorically, of union and concord, John 10:30; 17:11, Romans 12:4-5, Philippians 1:27; ἀπὸ μιᾶς (B1., § 44, 1), Luke 14:18; with neg., εἷς. . . οὐ (μή), more emphatic than οὐδείς, no one, none (cl.), Matthew 5:18; 10:29, Luke 11:46; 12:6.

2. Emphatically, to the exclusion of others;

(a) a single (one): Matthew 21:24, Mark 8:14; absol., 1 Corinthians 9:24, al.; οὐδὲ εἷς, Matthew 27:14, John 1:3, Romans 3:10, al.;

(b) one, alone: Mark 2:7; 10:18, Luke 18:19;

(with) one and the same: Romans 3:30, 1 Corinthians 3:8; 11:5; 12:11, 1 John 5:8.

3. In late Gk., with weakened force, = τις or indef. art. (of. Heb. אֶחָד, Genesis 22:13, al.; see B1., § 45, 2; M, Pr., 96 f.): Matthew 8:19; 19:6, Revelation 8:13, al.; εἷς τις (Bl., l.with), Luke 22:50, John 11:49

4. Distributively: εἷς καστος (cl.), Luke 4:40, Acts 2:6, al.; εἷς . . . καὶ εἷς (cl., εἷς μὲν . . . εἷς δέ), Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 20:12, al. (cf. LXX and use of Heb. אֶחָד, Exodus 17:12, al); ὁ εἷς . . . ὁ ἕτερος (ἄλλος) = cl. ὁ μὲν (ἕτερος) . . . ὁ δέ (ἕτερος), Matthew 6:24, Luke 7:41, Revelation 17:10; καθ᾽ εἷς, εἷς κ. είς (in which καθ᾽ is adverbial, or the expression formed from the analogy of ἕν καθ᾽ ἔν; M, Pr., 105), one by one, severally: Mark 14:19, Romans 12:5, al.; εἷς τὸν ἕνα = ἀλλήλους (B1., 45, 2; M, Pr., 246), 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

5. As ordinal = πρῶτος (like Heb. אֶחָד; Bl., § 45, 1; M, Pr., 95 f.), first: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, al

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἷς:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

345 total
  1. Matthew 5:18ἓν · a single; μία · a
    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
  2. Matthew 5:19μίαν · one
    So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
  3. Matthew 5:29ἓν · one
    If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  4. Matthew 5:30ἓν · one
    And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
  5. Matthew 5:36μίαν · a single
    Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
  6. Matthew 5:41ἕν · one
    …and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
  7. Matthew 6:24ἕνα · one; ἑνὸς · [the] one
    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  8. Matthew 6:27ἕνα · a single
    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
  9. Matthew 6:29ἓν · one
    Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  10. Matthew 8:19εἷς · one
    And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  11. Matthew 9:18εἷς · a
    While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  12. Matthew 10:29ἓν · one
    Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
  13. Matthew 10:42ἕνα · to one
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  14. Matthew 12:11ἕν · a
    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  15. Matthew 13:46ἕνα · one
    When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
  16. Matthew 16:14ἕνα · one
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  17. Matthew 17:4μίαν · one; μίαν · one; μίαν · one
    Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
  18. Matthew 18:5ἓν · a
    And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
  19. Matthew 18:6ἕνα · one
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  20. Matthew 18:10ἑνὸς · any
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  21. Matthew 18:12ἓν · one
    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
  22. Matthew 18:14ἓν · any
    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
  23. Matthew 18:16ἕνα · one
    But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
  24. Matthew 18:24εἷς · a
    As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
  25. Matthew 18:28ἕνα · one
    But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
  26. Matthew 19:5μίαν · one
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  27. Matthew 19:6μία · one
    So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
  28. Matthew 19:16εἷς · a man
    Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
  29. Matthew 19:17εἷς · only One
    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
  30. Matthew 20:12μίαν · only one
    ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
  31. Matthew 20:13ἑνὶ · one
    But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
  32. Matthew 20:21εἷς · one; εἷς · [the other]
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
  33. Matthew 21:19μίαν · a
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  34. Matthew 21:24ἕνα · one
    “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  35. Matthew 22:35εἷς · One
    One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
  36. Matthew 23:8εἷς · one
    But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
  37. Matthew 23:9εἷς · one
    And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
  38. Matthew 23:10εἷς · one
    Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
  39. Matthew 23:15ἕνα · a single
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
  40. Matthew 24:40εἷς · one; εἷς · [the other]
    Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
  41. Matthew 24:41μία · one; μία · [the other]
    Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
  42. Matthew 25:15ἕν · one [talent]
    To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
  43. Matthew 25:18ἓν · one [talent]
    But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.