Greek · G2398 · unreviewed

ἴδιος

One's own/private

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ἴδιος G2398

Pronunciation ídios

What does ἴδιος (ídios) mean in the Bible?

ἴδιος (ídios) is a Greek word meaning "one's own/private". ἴδιος, -α, -ον (in Attic usually -ος, -ον), [in LXX chiefly for of person(s) suff.

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Meaning

one's own/private

Extended definition

Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.

1one's own;

aof that which is private and personal (in cl. opposite to κοινός, δημόσιος; cf. infr. 3);

bof property, friends, home, country, etc. (in cl. opposite to ἀλλότριος; in late writers often, like ἑαυτοῦ, with weakened sense, see M, Pr., 87ff.; Deiss., BS, 123f.): Luk.6:41, Jhn.1:42 5:43, Act.2:6 20:28, 1Co.11:21, Gal.6:5, 2Ti.1:9, Heb.7:27, Ju 6, al.; πράσσειν τὰ ἴ., 1Th.4:11; κατὰ τὰς ἰ. ἐπιθυμίας, 2Ti.4:3; οἱ ἴδιοι, Jhn.1:11 (M, Pr., 90f.; Field, Notes, 84) 13:1, Act.4:23, 1Ti.5:8; τὰ ἴδια, one's home (Field, Notes, l.with), Luk.18:28, Jhn.1:11 16:32 19:27.

2peculiar, distinct, appropriate, proper: τὸ ἴ. σῶμα, 1Co.15:38; ἐν τ. ἰ. τάγματι, 1Co.15:23; εἰς τ. τόπον τ. ἴ., Act.1:25; = αὐτοῦ (see Deiss., ut. supr.), Mat.22:5, Jhn.1:42 (cf. Wis.10:1).

3Adverbially (see supr., 1 (a); and cf. WM, 739:2);

aἰδίᾳ, severally, separately: 1Co.12:11;

bκατ᾽ ἰδίαν, apart, privately, in private: Mat.14:13, 23 20:17, Mrk.4:34 7:33, Luk.10:23, Act.23:19, al.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 1:11 1×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 10:12 1×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Titus 1:12 1×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 20:28 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 7:37 · Heb 9:12 · Heb 13:12 6×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 6:44 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Tim 3:4 · 1 Tim 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:17 5×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Acts 24:23 · 1 Thess 2:14 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 1 Tim 5:8 4×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 25:19 · Jas 1:14 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 2:16 4×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter John 8:44 · Heb 4:10 2×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Heb 7:27 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine John 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 1:3 12×

Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses

2 Peter 1:19–21 own ídios Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Prophetic utterance arising from the prophet's own interpretation, personal agency

Ephesians 5:22-33 own ídios

Husbands loving their own wives, personal possession and intimate relationship

Luke 10:25-37 own ídios

The Good Samaritan caring for his own person, private bodily concern

Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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