Definition
εὔ-κοπος, -ον
[in LXX: Sir.22.15, 1Ma.3.18 * ;]
with easy labour, easy: compar., -ώτερόν ἐστι, with inf., Matthew 9:5, Mark 2:9, Luke 5:23; with accusative and inf., Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 16:17; 18:25 (Polyb.; the adv. -ως occurs in Aristoph., Fr., 615).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Matthew 9:5εὐκοπώτερον · easierWhich is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
- Matthew 19:24εὐκοπώτερόν · easier forAgain I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Mark 2:9εὐκοπώτερον · easier“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
- Mark 10:25εὐκοπώτερόν · easierIt is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 5:23εὐκοπώτερον · easierWhich is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
- Luke 16:17εὐκοπώτερον · easier forBut it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
- Luke 18:25εὐκοπώτερον · easier forIndeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”