What does ἔσωθεν (ésōthen) mean in the Bible?
ἔσωθεν (ésōthen) is a Greek word meaning "from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)".
Greek · G2081
ἔσωθεν
From inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)
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ἔσωθεν G2081
Pronunciation ésōthen
What does ἔσωθεν (ésōthen) mean in the Bible?
ἔσωθεν (ésōthen) is a Greek word meaning "from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2081?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include inside (4), within (3), on the inside (2), from within (1), inwardly (1).
Where does ἔσωθεν (ésōthen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), Luke (3), Mark (2), Revelation (2).
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 inside 4× Matthew 23:25, Luke 11:7, Luke 11:39, Luke 11:40
within 3× Mark 7:21, 2 Corinthians 7:5, Revelation 4:8
on the inside 2× Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
from within 1× Mark 7:23
inwardly 1× Matthew 7:15
on both sides 1× Revelation 5:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:15 ἔσωθεν to inwardly Adverb Matthew 23:25 ἔσωθεν to inside Adverb Matthew 23:27 ἔσωθεν to on the inside Adverb Matthew 23:28 ἔσωθεν to on the inside Adverb Mark 7:21 ἔσωθεν to within Adverb Mark 7:23 ἔσωθεν to from within Adverb Luke 11:7 ἔσωθεν to inside Adverb Luke 11:39 ἔσωθεν to inside Adverb Luke 11:40 ἔσωθεν to inside Adverb 2 Corinthians 7:5 ἔσωθεν to within Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:15
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Matthew 4 Mark 2 Luke 3 2 Corinthians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἔσωθεν 12x esōthen Matthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
Parsing patterns
Adverb 12x Matthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)
Strong's G2081
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 1 form 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:15 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Matthew 23:25 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Matthew 23:27 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Matthew 23:28 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Mark 7:21 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Mark 7:23 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Luke 11:7 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Luke 11:39 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Luke 11:40 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse 2 Corinthians 4:16 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:5 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Revelation 4:8 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
Read verse Revelation 5:1 Adverb
ἔσωθεν eswqen
from within, inside
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 12
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 7:15 · Matt 23:25 · Matt 23:27 · Matt 23:28 · Mark 7:21 · Mark 7:23 · Luke 11:7 · Luke 11:39 · Luke 11:40 · 2 Cor 7:5 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 5:1 12×
Word Origins
ἔσωθεν 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