What does ἔθω (éthō) mean in the Bible?
ἔθω (éthō) is a Greek word meaning "to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage".
Greek · G1486
ἔθω
To be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
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ἔθω G1486
Pronunciation éthō
What does ἔθω (éthō) mean in the Bible?
ἔθω (éthō) is a Greek word meaning "to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include custom (3), was His custom (1).
Where does ἔθω (éthō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 custom 3× Matthew 27:15, Luke 4:16, Acts 17:2
was His custom 1× Mark 10:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:15 εἰώθει to custom Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 10:1 εἰώθει to was His custom Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 4:16 εἰωθὸς to custom Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 17:2 εἰωθὸς to custom Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:15
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
εἰώθει 2x eiōthei Matthew 27:15, Mark 10:1
εἰωθὸς 2x eiōthos Luke 4:16, Acts 17:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 4:16, Acts 17:2
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 27:15, Mark 10:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
Source Gloss
to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:15 Verb Third Person Singular Pluperfect Active Indicative
εἰώθει eiwqei
I am accustomed, custom, what was customary
Read verse Mark 10:1 Verb Third Person Singular Pluperfect Active Indicative
εἰώθει, eiwqei
I am accustomed, custom, what was customary
Read verse Luke 4:16 Verb Second Perfect Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
εἰωθὸς eiwqov
I am accustomed, custom, what was customary
Read verse Acts 17:2 Verb Second Perfect Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
εἰωθὸς eiwqov
I am accustomed, custom, what was customary
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 pluperfect 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἔθω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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