What does ἴσος · ἴσως mean in the Bible?
ἴσος · ἴσως is a Greek phrase meaning "similar (in amount and kind)".
Greek · G2470, G2481
ἴσος
Similar (in amount and kind) · perhaps
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ἴσος G2470 similar (in amount and kind)
Pronunciation ísos
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ἴσως G2481 perhaps
Pronunciation ísōs
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What does ἴσος (ísos) mean in the Bible?
ἴσος · ἴσως is a Greek phrase meaning "similar (in amount and kind)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2470, G2481?
G2470, G2481 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. similar (in amount and kind)
Strong's G2470, G2481
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Word forms 7 forms 8 references Study link John 5:1–18 Source Gloss
similar (in amount and kind)
Extended definition
:--+ agree, as much, equal, like.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 patterns 7 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Plural (5)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 14:56 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 14:59 1×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 21:16 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 6:34 · Phil 2:6 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 5:18 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 11:17 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
equal
Additional Occurrences
John 5:1-18 ἴϒον ísos · ísōs
equal
Word Origins
ἴσος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Indicates explicit claim to divine equality. John 5:1–18
Affirms Jesus’ equality with God.
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