εἷςheîs

cardinal numeral, one

Greek (New Testament) · G1520

Meanings

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

2. Emphati­cally, to the exclusion of others

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

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

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

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

4. Distributively: εἷς καστος (classical Greek), Luke 4:40, Acts 2:6, and elsewhere; εἷς... καὶ εἷς (classical Greek, εἷς μὲν... εἷς δέ), Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 20:12, and elsewhere (cf. LXX and use of Heb. אֶחָד, Exodus 17:12, al); ὁ εἷς... ὁ ἕτερος (ἄλλος) = classical Greek ὁ μὲν (ἕτερος)... ὁ δέ (ἕτερος), Matthew 6:24, Luke 7:41, Revelation 17:10; καθ’ εἷς, εἷς κ. είς, one by one, severally: Mark 14:19, Romans 12:5, and elsewhere; εἷς τὸν ἕνα = ἀλλήλους, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

5. As ordinal = πρῶτος, first: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, and elsewhere

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 341 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
  • Matthew 5:19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • Matthew 5:29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, 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.
  • Matthew 5:30 And if your hand—even your stronger 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 be thrown into hell.
  • Matthew 5:36 Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.
  • Matthew 5:41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.