Greek noun (feminine) · G703
ἀρέτη
aretear-et'-ay
virtue
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: arétē
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G703is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G703
properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
The King James renders it: praise, virtue.
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
arete is rendered "virtue". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Three of the uses stand in 2 Peter, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Philippians 4:8ἀρετὴ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's five uses are in 2 Peter.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- excellence2
- virtue2
- excellencies1
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 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 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
- ἀρετῇ2
- ἀρετὰς1
- ἀρετὴ1
- ἀρετήν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2N-DSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1N-APF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1N-ASF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Philippians
one use
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
- ἀρετὴaretenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: excellence
1 Peter
one use
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- ἀρετὰςaretasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: excellencies
2 Peter
three uses
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
- ἀρετῇareteanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: excellence
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- ἀρετήνaretennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: virtue
- ἀρετῇareteanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: virtue
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.