What does εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) mean in the Bible?
εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos): Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.
Greek · G2176
εὐώνυμος
Left/south
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εὐώνυμοςG2176
Pronunciationeuṓnymos
What does εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) mean in the Bible?
εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos): Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2176?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include left (4), [His] left (3), . . . (1), left [foot] (1).
Where does εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Mark (2), Acts (1), Revelation (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 Itleft4×Matthew 20:21, Matthew 20:23, Mark 10:40, Mark 15:27
[His] left3×Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 27:38
. . .1×Acts 21:3
left [foot]1×Revelation 10:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:21εὐωνύμωνtoleftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 20:23εὐωνύμωνtoleftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 25:33εὐωνύμωνto[His] leftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 25:41εὐωνύμωνto[His] leftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 27:38εὐωνύμωνto[His] leftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 10:40εὐωνύμωνtoleftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 15:27εὐωνύμωνtoleftAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralActs 21:3εὐώνυμονto. . .Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 10:2εὐώνυμονtoleft [foot]Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 20:21
Aligned rows9
Books represented4
Matthew5Mark2Acts1Revelation1
Source forms
εὐωνύμων7xeuōnymōnMatthew 20:21, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:41
εὐώνυμον2xeuōnymonActs 21:3, Revelation 10:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural7xMatthew 20:21, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:41
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xActs 21:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 10:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.
Strong'sG2176
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms3 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
left/south
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.
(εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול ;]
1of good name or omen.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:21Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμων,euwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMatthew 20:23Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμωνeuwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMatthew 25:33Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμων.euwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMatthew 25:41Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμων,euwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMatthew 27:38Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμων.euwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMark 10:37Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμωνeuwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMark 10:40Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμωνeuwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseMark 15:27Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
εὐωνύμωνeuwnumwn
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseActs 21:3Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
εὐώνυμον,euwnumon
on the left-hand side, left
Read verseRevelation 10:2Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
εὐώνυμονeuwnumon
on the left-hand side, left
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 patterns3Aligned forms9Case patternGenitive (7)Number patternPlural (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 20:21 · Matt 20:23 · Matt 25:33 · Matt 25:41 · Matt 27:38 · Mark 10:40 · Mark 15:277×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 21:31×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineRev 10:21×
Word Origins
εὐώνυμος is built from these roots:
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