ὄνομα onoma
Greek word for “name” · Strong’s G3686 · used 230 times in 214 verses
Meaning
ὄνομα, -τος, τό; 1. in general, the name by which a person or thing is called:, al.;
How it is translated
Glosses given for onoma in context, with how often each is used:
- name 181
- named 29
- names 11
- name was 4
- name is 2
- names are 1
- characterization 1
- people 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts | 60 | 3.3 | |
| Revelation | 38 | 3.9 | |
| Luke | 34 | 1.7 | |
| John | 25 | 1.6 | |
| Matthew | 22 | 1.2 | |
| Mark | 15 | 1.3 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 6 | 0.9 | |
| Romans | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Philippians | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Hebrews | 4 | 0.8 | |
| James | 3 | 1.7 | |
| 1 John | 3 | 1.4 |
Also in 7 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Acts 9 (11), Luke 1 (9), Acts 4 (6), Acts 5 (5), Revelation 3 (5), Matthew 10 (4), Mark 9 (4), John 17 (4), Acts 18 (4), Acts 19 (4)
Forms
- ὄνομα 82
- ὀνόματι 74
- ὄνομά 23
- ὀνόματί 21
- ὀνόματος 14
- ὀνόματα 10
- ὀνόματός 3
- ὀνομάτων 2
- ὀνόματά 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with onoma more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- πατήρ patēr “father” 19
- γράφω graphō “to write” 15
- υἱός uhios “son” 18
- ἰδού idou “look!” 15
- καλέω kaleō “to call” 13
- ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 13
- λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 14
- δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 16
- βαπτίζω baptizō “to baptize” 10
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 15
- ἐπικαλέω epikaleō “to call (on)/name” 8
- ἀνήρ anēr “man” 12
Key verses
The verses using onoma that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 1:21 — And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- Matthew 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Luke 24:47 — And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,…
- John 15:16 — Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye…
- Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the…
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 — And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- Philippians 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
- 2 Timothy 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ…
- Hebrews 6:10 — For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do…
- Hebrews 13:15 — By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- Revelation 15:4 — Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made…
See all 214 verses in the Word Atlas
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.