ἔθοςéthos

a usage (prescribed by habit or law)

Greek (New Testament) · G1485

Meanings

habit, custom; Luke 22:39, John 19:40, Acts 16:21, Acts 25:16, Hebrews 10:25; in Luke 1:9, Luke 2:42, Acts 6:14, Acts 15:1, Acts 21:21, Acts 26:3, Acts 28:17, almost in the narrower sense of law.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 1:9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
  • Luke 2:42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual.
  • Luke 22:39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives.
  • John 19:40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.
  • Acts 6:14 We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
  • Acts 15:1 While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: “Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.