ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos
Greek word for “a human” · Strong’s G444 · used 550 times in 498 verses
Meaning
ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ; man:;
How it is translated
Glosses given for anthrōpos in context, with how often each is used:
- man 333
- men 182
- man? 5
- man! 5
- men? 3
- men.’ 2
- than men 2
- among men 2
- man’s 2
- mankind 2
- others 1
- man has 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 115 | 6.3 | |
| Luke | 95 | 4.9 | |
| John | 59 | 3.8 | |
| Mark | 56 | 5.0 | |
| Acts | 46 | 2.5 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 31 | 4.5 | |
| Romans | 27 | 3.8 | |
| Revelation | 25 | 2.5 | |
| Galatians | 14 | 6.3 | |
| 1 Timothy | 10 | 6.3 | |
| Hebrews | 10 | 2.0 | |
| Ephesians | 9 | 3.7 |
Also in 12 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 12 (12), Matthew 13 (9), Mark 7 (8), Luke 6 (8), John 5 (8), Revelation 9 (8), Matthew 6 (7), Matthew 19 (7), Mark 8 (7), Luke 12 (7)
Forms
- ἀνθρώπου 129
- ἄνθρωπος 112
- ἀνθρώπων 99
- ἄνθρωπον 61
- ἀνθρώποις 44
- ἀνθρώπους 31
- ἀνθρώπῳ 26
- ἄνθρωποι 25
- ἄνθρωπός 10
- ἄνθρωπε 9
Words used with it
Words that share verses with anthrōpos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- υἱός uhios “son” 93
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 39
- οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 36
- κατά kata “according to” 33
- ὡς hōs “as/when” 31
- ἐάν ean “if” 27
- πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 27
- ὅμοιος homoios “like” 16
- ἤ ē “or” 25
- ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 19
- ἰδού idou “look!” 21
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 24
Key verses
The verses using anthrōpos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Matthew 20:28 — Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them…
- Matthew 25:31 — When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
- John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the…
- 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…
- Ephesians 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,…
- Colossians 1:28 — Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
- 1 Timothy 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- Titus 2:11 — For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
See all 498 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.