Greek adjective · G245
ἀλλότριος
allotriosal-lot'-ree-os
be-longing to another, not one's own; foreign, strange, alien
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: allótrios
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G245is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G245
another's, i.e. not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
The King James renders it: alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r).
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
allotrios is rendered "be-longing to another, not one's own; foreign, strange, alien". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "be-longing to another, not one's own".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
Matthew 17:25ἀλλοτρίων
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eight of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: be-longing to another, not one's own, and foreign, strange, alien.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| be-longing to another, not one's ownopposite to ἴδιος): Luk.16:12 | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 16:12And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another… |
| foreign, strange, alienopposite to οἰκεῖος; see MM | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think… |
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἄλλος | allos | another | Uses155 |
| ἅλλομαι | hallomai | to spring | Uses3 |
| ἀλλογενής | allogenes | foreign | Uses1 |
| ἀλλόφυλος | allophylos | foreign | Uses1 |
| ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος | allotriepiskopos | meddler | Uses1 |
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 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
- ἀλλοτρίῳ4
- ἀλλοτρίων4
- ἀλλότριον2
- ἀλλοτρίᾳ1
- ἀλλοτρίαις1
- ἀλλοτρίαν1
- ἀλλοτρίοις1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural4A-GPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular2A-ASM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2A-DSM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2A-DSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine singular1A-ASF
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1A-DPF
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1A-DSF
Matthew
two uses
“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
- ἀλλοτρίωνallotrionadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: strangers
“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
- ἀλλοτρίωνallotrionadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: strangers
Luke
one use
And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
- ἀλλοτρίῳallotrioadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: of another
John
two uses
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
- ἀλλοτρίῳallotrioadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: After a stranger
- ἀλλοτρίωνallotrionadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of strangers
Acts
one use
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- ἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: strange
Romans
two uses
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- ἀλλότριονallotrionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: another’s
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
- ἀλλότριονallotrionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: another’s
2 Corinthians
two uses
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- ἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: others’
so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
- ἀλλοτρίῳallotrioadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: another’s
1 Timothy
one use
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- ἀλλοτρίαιςallotriaisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: of others
Hebrews
three uses
Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
- ἀλλοτρίῳallotrioadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: of another
By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
- ἀλλοτρίανallotrianadjective · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a foreign
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
- ἀλλοτρίωνallotrionadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of foreigners
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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.