What does βραχίων (brachíōn) mean in the Bible?
βραχίων (brachíōn): Metaphorically denotes God's power and might in salvation history; "arm of the Lord" is standard theological idiom.
Greek · G1023
βραχίων
Arm
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βραχίωνG1023
Pronunciationbrachíōn
What does βραχίων (brachíōn) mean in the Bible?
βραχίων (brachíōn): Metaphorically denotes God's power and might in salvation history; "arm of the Lord" is standard theological idiom.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1023?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include arm (3).
Where does βραχίων (brachíōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), John (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itarm3×Luke 1:51, John 12:38, Acts 13:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:51
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1John1Acts1
Source forms
βραχίονι1xbrachioniLuke 1:51
βραχίονος1xbrachionosActs 13:17
βραχίων1xbrachiōnJohn 12:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xLuke 1:51
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xActs 13:17
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xJohn 12:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Metaphorically denotes God's power and might in salvation history; "arm of the Lord" is standard theological idiom.
Strong'sG1023
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 51:9-16Source Gloss
arm
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:51Noun Dative Singular Masculine
βραχίονιbracioni
the arm, strength
Read verseJohn 12:38Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
βραχίωνbraciwn
the arm, strength
Read verseActs 13:17Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βραχίονοςbracionov
the arm, strength
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternDative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 12:381×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 13:171×
Dative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:511×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Divine power and strength of God for salvation and protection
God's mighty power demonstrated through great deeds and wonders
Human military strength and power, contrasted with divine authority
Word Origins
βραχίων is built from this root:
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