What does ἔμφυτος (émphytos) mean in the Bible?
ἔμφυτος (émphytos): Implanted character or virtue that becomes rooted within, not merely external but internalized
Greek · G1721
ἔμφυτος
Implanted (figuratively)
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ἔμφυτος G1721
Pronunciation émphytos
What does ἔμφυτος (émphytos) mean in the Bible?
ἔμφυτος (émphytos): Implanted character or virtue that becomes rooted within, not merely external but internalized
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1721?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include planted [in you] (1).
Where does ἔμφυτος (émphytos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:21. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 planted [in you] 1× James 1:21
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Usage map
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First aligned row James 1:21
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
ἔμφυτον 1x emphyton James 1:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x James 1:21
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. Implanted character or virtue that becomes rooted within, not merely external but internalized
Strong's G1721
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link James 1:19–21 Source Gloss
implanted (figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Implanted character or virtue that becomes rooted within, not merely external but internalized
(ἐμφύω, to implant), [in LXX: ἔ. ἡ κακία αὐτῶν, Wis.12:10 * ;]
1innate (Wis.12:10).
2rooted, implanted: Jas.1:21 (see Mayor, in l).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:21 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἔμφυτον emfuton
inborn, ingrown, congenital, natural
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Jas 1:21 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
implanted, ingrained
Word Origins
ἔμφυτος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Shows the word is rooted within the believer by God’s initiative and must be received humbly for ongoing saving effect. James 1:19–21
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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