αἷμαhaîma
blood.
Greek (New Testament) · G129
Meanings
1. In the ordinary sense: Mark 5:25, Luke 8:43, Luke 8:44, Luke 22:44, John 19:34, Acts 15:20, Acts 15:29, Acts 21:25, Revelation 8:7, Revelation 8:8, Revelation 11:6, Revelation 16:3, Revelation 16:4, Revelation 16:6, Revelation 19:13.
2. In special senses
(a) of generation, origin, kinship (classical Greek): John 1:13
(b) as in OT (AR on Ephesians 6:12), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. (αἷ. κ. σ.), to indicate human nature as opposed to God and created spirits: Matthew 16:17, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 1:16, Ephesians 6:12, Hebrews 2:14
(c) of things in colour resembling blood: Acts 2:19, Acts 2:20, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 14:18-Revelation 14:20.
(d) of bloodshed, a bloody death (classical Greek): Matthew 23:30, Matthew 23:35, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:6, Matthew 27:8, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 27:25, Luke 11:50, Luke 11:51, Luke 13:1, Acts 1:19, Acts 5:28, Acts 18:6, Acts 20:26, Acts 22:20, Hebrews 12:4, Revelation 6:10, Revelation 17:6, Revelation 18:24, Revelation 19:2; αἷ. ἐκχέειν, Romans 3:15, Revelation 16:6
(e) of sacrificial blood, as an expiation: Hebrews 9:7, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:13, Hebrews 9:18-Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 9:25, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 11:28, Hebrews 13:11; of the blood of Christ, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, John 6:53, John 6:54, John 6:56, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:25, Romans 5:9, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 1 Corinthians 11:27, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:13, Colossians 1:20, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:19, Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 12:24, Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 John 1:7 (cf. 1 John 5:6, 1 John 5:8), Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 12:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 97 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.
- Matthew 23:30 Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’
- Matthew 23:35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.
- Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.
- Matthew 27:4 “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
- Matthew 27:6 The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.”
See every passage
- Matthew 16:17, 23:30, 23:35, 26:28, 27:4, 27:6, 27:8, 27:24, 27:25
- Mark 5:25, 5:29, 14:24
- Luke 8:43, 8:44, 11:50, 11:51, 13:1, 22:20, 22:44
- John 1:13, 6:53, 6:54, 6:55, 6:56, 19:34
- Acts 1:19, 2:19, 2:20, 5:28, 15:20, 15:29, 18:6, 20:26, 20:28, 21:25, 22:20
- Romans 3:15, 3:25, 5:9
- 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:25, 11:27, 15:50
- Galatians 1:16
- Ephesians 1:7, 2:13, 6:12
- Colossians 1:20
- Hebrews 2:14, 9:7, 9:12, 9:13, 9:14, 9:18, 9:19, 9:20, 9:21, 9:22, 9:25, 10:4, 10:19, 10:29, 11:28, 12:4, 12:24, 13:11, 13:12, 13:20
- 1 Peter 1:2, 1:19
- 1 John 1:7, 5:6, 5:8
- Revelation 1:5, 5:9, 6:10, 6:12, 7:14, 8:7, 8:8, 11:6, 12:11, 14:20, 16:3, 16:4, 16:6, 17:6, 18:24, 19:2, 19:13
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.