What does ἴδιος · ἀνήρ mean in the Bible?
ἴδιος · ἀνήρ is a Greek phrase meaning "one's own husbands".
Greek · G2398, G435
ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν
One's own/private · a man (properly as an individual male)
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ἴδιοςG2398one's own/private
Pronunciationídios
Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνήρG435a man (properly as an individual male)
Pronunciationanḗr
Emphasizes individual male identity; distinguished from woman, boy, or humanity generally; often marks adult male status
Open lexicon entry →What does ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (idiois andrasin) mean in the Bible?
ἴδιος · ἀνήρ is a Greek phrase meaning "one's own husbands".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2398, G435?
G2398, G435 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one's own husbands
Source Gloss
one's own husbands
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
ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.