What does ἴδιος · ὁδός mean in the Bible?
e. one's own; by implication, private or separate".
Greek · G2398, G3598
κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ
One's own/private · road
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ἴδιοςG2398one's own/private
Pronunciationídios
Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.
Open lexicon entry →ὁδόςG3598road
Pronunciationhodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ (kat idian en tē hodō) mean in the Bible?
ἴδιος · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2398, G3598?
G2398, G3598 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
Source Gloss
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms114Case patternGenitive (22)Number patternSingular (28)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 1:111×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterJohn 10:121×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineTitus 1:121×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 20:28 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 7:37 · Heb 9:12 · Heb 13:126×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 6:44 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Tim 3:4 · 1 Tim 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:175×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 24:23 · 1 Thess 2:14 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 1 Tim 5:84×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 25:19 · Jas 1:14 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 2:164×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterJohn 8:44 · Heb 4:102×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineHeb 7:271×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 4:44 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 2:8 · Acts 3:12 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 24:24 · Rom 11:24 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 1 Cor 12:11 · 2 Pet 1:312×
Word Origins
κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.