ἔσωθενésōthen
from inside; also used as equivalent to G2080 (ἔσω) (inside)
Greek (New Testament) · G2081
Meanings
1. from within: Mark 7:21, Mark 7:23, Luke 11:7.
2. within: Matthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:22, 2 Corinthians 7:5, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 5:1; τὸ ἔ., Luke 11:40; id. with genitive, Luke 11:39.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
- Matthew 23:25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
- Matthew 23:27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity.
- Matthew 23:28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Mark 7:21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
- Mark 7:23 All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.