ἀλλήλων allēlōn

Greek word for “one another” · Strong’s G240 · used 100 times in 94 verses

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Meaning

ἀλλήλων (genitive pl.), dative -οις, -αις, accusative -ους, -ας, -α (no nom.), recipr. pron.; (ἄλλος); of one another, mutually:, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for allēlōn in context, with how often each is used:

• one another 93
• each other 4
• one another? 1
• another 1
• one another’s 1

Where it is used

Also in 9 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 13 (4), Galatians 5 (4), Luke 24 (3), Romans 12 (3), Romans 15 (3), Ephesians 4 (3), 1 John 4 (3), Mark 9 (2), John 6 (2), John 15 (2)

Forms

• ἀλλήλους 67
• ἀλλήλων 20
• ἀλλήλοις 13

Words used with it

Words that share verses with allēlōn more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 12
• ἀγάπη agapē “love” 9
• καθώς kathōs “as/just as” 8
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 9
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 9
• φίλημα philēma “kiss” 4
• ἀσπάζομαι aspazomai “to pay respects to” 5
• μετά meta “with/after” 8
• περί peri “about” 7
• φιλαδελφία philadelphia “brotherly love” 3
• ὀφείλω opheilō “to owe” 4
• ταπεινοφροσύνη tapeinophrosunē “humility” 3

Key verses

The verses using allēlōn that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
• Romans 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
• Galatians 5:13 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
• Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
• Philippians 2:3 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15 — See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward…
• Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one…
• James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
• 1 Peter 1:22 — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart…
• 1 Peter 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud,…
• 1 John 1:7 — But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.