Greek noun (neuter) · G1485
ἔθος
ethoseth'-os
custom
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: éthos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1485is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1485
a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
The King James renders it: custom, manner, be wont.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ethos is rendered "custom". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Luke 1:9ἔθος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- custom7
- customs5
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔθος6
- ἔθεσιν2
- ἔθη2
- ἔθει1
- ἐθῶν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular3N-ASN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3N-NSN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2N-APN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural2N-DPN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1N-DSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1N-GPN
Luke
three uses
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: custom
And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: custom
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: custom
John
one use
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: custom
Acts
seven uses
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- ἔθηethenoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: customs
Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
- ἔθειetheinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: custom
by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
- ἔθηethenoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: customs
But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
- ἔθεσινethesinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: customs
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: custom
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
- ἐθῶνethonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: customs
After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
- ἔθεσινethesinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: customs
Hebrews
one use
Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
- ἔθοςethosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: custom
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.