What does ἐφάπαξ (ephápax) mean in the Bible?
ἐφάπαξ (ephápax): Once-for-all occurrence emphasizing finality and non-repetition, especially Christ's singular sacrifice.
Greek · G2178
ἐφάπαξ
Upon one occasion (only)
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ἐφάπαξ G2178
Pronunciation ephápax
What does ἐφάπαξ (ephápax) mean in the Bible?
ἐφάπαξ (ephápax): Once-for-all occurrence emphasizing finality and non-repetition, especially Christ's singular sacrifice.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2178?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include once for all (4), at once (1).
Where does ἐφάπαξ (ephápax) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 6:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), 1 Corinthians (1), Romans (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 once for all 4× Romans 6:10, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 10:10
at once 1× 1 Corinthians 15:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 6:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
ἐφάπαξ 5x ephapax Romans 6:10, 1 Corinthians 15:6, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 9:12
Parsing patterns
Adverb 5x Romans 6:10, 1 Corinthians 15:6, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 9:12
Evidence Summary
MessiahPriesthood
Greek word. Once-for-all occurrence emphasizing finality and non-repetition, especially Christ's singular sacrifice.
Strong's G2178
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 10:1-10 Source Gloss
upon one occasion (only)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 6:10 Adverb
ἐφάπαξ· efapax
once, once for all
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:6 Adverb
ἐφάπαξ, efapax
once, once for all
Read verse Hebrews 7:27 Adverb
ἐφάπαξ, efapax
once, once for all
Read verse Hebrews 9:12 Adverb
ἐφάπαξ efapax
once, once for all
Read verse Hebrews 10:10 Adverb
ἐφάπαξ. efapax
once, once for all
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 5
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Rom 6:10 · 1 Cor 15:6 · Heb 7:27 · Heb 9:12 · Heb 10:10 5×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
once for all
once for all
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐφάπαξ is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms finality of Christ's sacrifice. Hebrews 10:1-10
Affirms the finality and non-repeatable nature of Christ's sacrifice. Hebrews 9:11-14
Canonical Themes
Messiah Priesthood
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