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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ἔσωθενG2081
Pronunciationésōthen
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 Itinside4×Matthew 23:25, Luke 11:7, Luke 11:39, Luke 11:40
within3×Mark 7:21, 2 Corinthians 7:5, Revelation 4:8
on the inside2×Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
from within1×Mark 7:23
inwardly1×Matthew 7:15
on both sides1×Revelation 5:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:15ἔσωθενtoinwardlyAdverbMatthew 23:25ἔσωθενtoinsideAdverbMatthew 23:27ἔσωθενtoon the insideAdverbMatthew 23:28ἔσωθενtoon the insideAdverbMark 7:21ἔσωθενtowithinAdverbMark 7:23ἔσωθενtofrom withinAdverbLuke 11:7ἔσωθενtoinsideAdverbLuke 11:39ἔσωθενtoinsideAdverbLuke 11:40ἔσωθενtoinsideAdverb2 Corinthians 7:5ἔσωθενtowithinAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 7:15
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Matthew4Mark2Luke32 Corinthians1Revelation2
Source forms
ἔσωθεν12xesōthenMatthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
Parsing patterns
Adverb12xMatthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)
Strong'sG2081
Lexical occurrences12 versesGreek text appearances13 timesWord forms1 form12 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
from inside; also used as equivalent to (inside)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 7:15Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseMatthew 23:25Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseMatthew 23:27Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseMatthew 23:28Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseMark 7:21Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseMark 7:23Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseLuke 11:7Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseLuke 11:39Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseLuke 11:40Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verse2 Corinthians 4:16Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:5Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseRevelation 4:8Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
from within, inside
Read verseRevelation 5:1Adverb
ἔσωθενeswqen
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 patterns1Aligned forms12
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 5:112×
Word Origins
ἔσωθεν is built from this root:
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