ἀνήρ anēr

Greek word for “man” · Strong’s G435 · used 216 times in 194 verses

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Meaning

ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ; a man, Lat.

Senses in the lexicon

• man (161)
• man: husband (55)

How it is translated

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

• men 85
• man 76
• husband 40
• husbands 13
• man — 1
• man is 1

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 7 (10), Acts 10 (8), Acts 13 (8), 1 Corinthians 11 (8), Acts 5 (7), Ephesians 5 (6), Acts 2 (5), Acts 8 (5), Acts 9 (5), Acts 11 (5)

Forms

• ἄνδρες 57
• ἀνὴρ 35
• ἄνδρα 31
• ἄνδρας 21
• ἀνδρὶ 17
• ἀνήρ 12
• ἀνδρὸς 12
• ἀνδρῶν 7
• ἀνδράσιν 7
• Ἄνδρες 6

Words used with it

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

• γυνή gunē “woman” 46
• ἰδού idou “look!” 20
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 18
• τε te “and/both” 15
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 18
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 14
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 18
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 13
• σύν sun “with” 12
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 12
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 13
• λόγος logos “word” 14

Key verses

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

• Matthew 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Acts 1:16 — Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to…
• Acts 2:22 — Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of…
• Acts 13:26 — Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
• Acts 13:38 — Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
• Acts 14:15 — And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the…
• Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto…
• Acts 24:5 — For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
• Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
• 1 Timothy 2:8 — I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
• James 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

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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.