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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βραχίων G1023
Pronunciation brachíōn
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 It arm 3× 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 row Luke 1:51
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Luke 1 John 1 Acts 1
Source forms
βραχίονι 1x brachioni Luke 1:51
βραχίονος 1x brachionos Acts 13:17
βραχίων 1x brachiōn John 12:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 1:51
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:17
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x John 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's G1023
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 51:9-16 Source Gloss
arm
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 1:51 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
βραχίονι bracioni
the arm, strength
Read verse John 12:38 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
βραχίων braciwn
the arm, strength
Read verse Acts 13:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βραχίονος bracionov
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 12:38 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:17 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:51 1×
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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain