ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

man

Greek (New Testament) · G444

Meanings

1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): John 16:21; with article, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 12:35, Mark 2:27, John 2:25, Romans 7:1, al; distinguished from God, Matthew 19:6, John 10:33, Colossians 3:23, and elsewhere; from animals, etc., Matthew 4:19, Luke 5:10, Revelation 9:4, and elsewhere; implying human frailty and imperfection, 1 Corinthians 3:4; σοφία ἀνθρώπων, 1 Corinthians 2:5; ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Peter 4:2; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖν, 1 Corinthians 3:3; κατὰ ἄ. λέγειν (λαλεῖν), Romans 3:5, 1 Corinthians 9:8; κατὰ ἄ- λέγειν, Galatians 3:15 (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:32, Galatians 1:11); by by metonymy, of man's nature or condition, ὁ ἔσω (ἔξω) ἄ., Romans 7:22, Ephesians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 4:16 (cf. 1 Peter 3:4); ὁ παλαιὸς, καινὸς, νέος ἄ., Romans 6:6, Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:9, Colossians 3:10; joined with another as a noun, ἄ. ἔμπορος, a merchant, Matthew 13:45; οἰκοδεσπότης, Matthew 13:52; βασιλεύς, Matthew 18:23; φάγος, Matthew 11:19; with name of nation, Κυρηναῖος, Matthew 27:32; Ἰουδαῖος, Acts 21:39; Ῥωμαῖος, Acts 16:37; plural οἱ ἄ., men, people: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Mark 8:24, John 4:28; οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων, Mark 11:2, 1 Timothy 6:16.

2. Indef., ἄ. = τις, some one, a man: Matthew 17:14, Mark 12:1, and elsewhere; τις ἄ., Matthew 18:12, John 5:5, and elsewhere; indef. one (Fr. on), Romans 3:28, Galatians 2:16, and elsewhere; opposed to women, servants, etc., Matthew 10:36, Matthew 19:10, John 7:22, John 7:23.

3. Definitely, with article, of some particular person; Matthew 12:13, Mark 3:5, and elsewhere; οὗτος ὁ ἄ., Luke 14:30; ὁ ἄ οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος, Mark 14:71, Matthew 12:45; ὁ ἄ. τ. ἀνομίας, 2 Thessalonians 2:3; ἄ τ. θεοῦ (of Heb. אֱלֹהִים אִישׁ), 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:17, 2 Peter 1:21; ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀ., see υἱός.

Synonyms

ἀνήρ, see that word.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 549 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
  • Matthew 4:19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
  • Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
  • Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
  • 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 6:1 “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.