Word Study · Strong's G223 · Greek

Ἀλέξανδρος

Alexandros

al-ex'-an-dros

Strong's 1890 spelling: Aléxandros

“man-defender”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

man-defender; Alexander, the name of three Israelites and one other man

Rendered in the KJV as

Alexander.

6
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

Ἀλέξανδρος4
Ἀλέξανδρον1
Ἀλεξάνδρου1

How it is rendered · 2

Alexander5
of Alexander1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-NSM-P · 4
N-ASM-P · 1
N-GSM-P · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts3 of 6 · 50%
Mark1 of 6 · 17%
1 Timothy1 of 6 · 17%
2 Timothy1 of 6 · 17%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 15:21Ἀλεξάνδρουalexandrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularNow Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.here: of Alexander

Acts3 occurrences

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 1:20Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAmong them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.here: Alexander

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 4:14Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAlexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.here: Alexander

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