What does ἅπας (hápas) mean in the Bible?
ἅπας (hápas) is a Greek word meaning "absolutely all or (singular) every one".
Greek · G537
ἅπας
Absolutely all or (singular) every one
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ἅπας G537
Pronunciation hápas
What does ἅπας (hápas) mean in the Bible?
ἅπας (hápas) is a Greek word meaning "absolutely all or (singular) every one".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G537?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include all (8), everything (5), . . . (3), vvv (3), whole (3).
Where does ἅπας (hápas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (11), Acts (10), Mark (4), Matthew (3).
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 all 8× Matthew 28:11, Mark 16:15, Luke 3:21, Luke 4:40
everything 5× Mark 8:25, John 4:25, Acts 2:44, Acts 11:10
. . . 3× Matthew 24:39, Luke 21:15, Acts 5:12
vvv 3× Acts 4:31, Acts 16:3, James 3:2
whole 3× Luke 19:37, Luke 23:1, Acts 25:24
Everyone 2× Luke 5:26, Luke 9:15
- 1× Matthew 6:32
all [of them] 1× Acts 5:16
All [the people] 1× Mark 1:27
over all 1× Luke 4:6
perfect 1× 1 Timothy 1:16
them all 1× Acts 27:33
they all 1× Mark 11:32
what had happened 1× Acts 10:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:32 ἁπάντων to - Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Matthew 24:39 ἅπαντας to . . . Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 28:11 ἅπαντα to all Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 1:27 ἅπαντες to All [the people] Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 8:25 ἅπαντα to everything Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 11:32 ἅπαντες to they all Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 16:15 ἅπαντα to all Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 3:21 ἅπαντα to all Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 4:6 ἅπασαν to over all Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 4:40 ἅπαντες to all Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:32
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 8
Matthew 3 Mark 4 Luke 11 John 1 Acts 10 Ephesians 1 1 Timothy 1 James 1
Source forms
ἅπαντα 9x hapanta Matthew 28:11, Mark 8:25, Mark 16:15, Luke 3:21
ἅπαντες 9x hapantes Mark 1:27, Mark 11:32, Luke 4:40, Luke 21:15
ἅπαν 4x hapan Luke 8:37, Luke 19:37, Luke 23:1, Acts 25:24
ἅπαντας 4x hapantas Matthew 24:39, Luke 5:26, Luke 9:15, Acts 27:33
ἅπας 2x hapas Luke 19:48, Luke 20:6
ἅπασαν 2x hapasan Luke 4:6, 1 Timothy 1:16
ἅπαντες* 1x hapantes Acts 5:12
ἁπάντων 1x hapantōn Matthew 6:32
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 10x Mark 1:27, Mark 11:32, Luke 4:40, Luke 21:15
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 6x Matthew 28:11, Mark 8:25, John 4:25, Acts 2:44
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 4x Matthew 24:39, Luke 5:26, Luke 9:15, Acts 27:33
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 4x Luke 8:37, Luke 19:37, Luke 23:1, Acts 25:24
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 4:6, 1 Timothy 1:16
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 16:15, Luke 3:21
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 19:48, Luke 20:6
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Matthew 6:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. absolutely all or (singular) every one
Strong's G537
Lexical occurrences 32 verses Greek text appearances 44 times 16 shown below Word forms 9 forms 32 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
absolutely all or (singular) every one
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(strengthened form of πᾶς, see: ἅ-), all, the whole, altogether: bef. subst. with art., as Luk.3:21; or after, as Mrk.16:15]; absol., in masc., as Luk.5:26; in neut., as Act.2:44; ἅ. οὗτοι, Act.2:7 (LT); ἅ. ὑμεῖς, Gal.3:28 (TTr.). Most frequently in Lk, Ac (see MM, VGT, see word)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 44 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:32 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἁπάντων. apantwn
all, the whole
Read verse Matthew 24:39 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντας, apantav
all, the whole
Read verse Matthew 28:11 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἅπαντα apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Mark 5:40 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντας, apantav
all, the whole
Read verse Mark 8:25 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντας. apantav
all, the whole
Read verse Mark 11:32 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντες apantev
all, the whole
Read verse Mark 16:15 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἅπαντα, apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 2:39 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἅπαντα apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 3:16 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἅπασι apasin
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 3:21 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἅπαντα apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 4:6 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἅπασαν apasan
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 5:11 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἅπαντα, apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 5:26 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντας, apantav
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 5:28 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἅπαντα, apanta
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 7:16 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἅπαντας, apantav
all, the whole
Read verse Luke 8:37 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἅπαν apan
all, the whole
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 9 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 9 Aligned forms 32 Case pattern Nominative (17) Number pattern Plural (22)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Mark 1:27 · Mark 11:32 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 21:15 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 5:16 · Acts 16:3 · Acts 16:28 · Jas 3:2 10×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 8:37 · Luke 19:37 · Luke 23:1 · Acts 25:24 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 19:48 · Luke 20:6 2×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Acts 11:10 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 6:32 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 28:11 · Mark 8:25 · John 4:25 · Acts 2:44 · Acts 10:8 · Eph 6:13 6×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:39 · Luke 5:26 · Luke 9:15 · Acts 27:33 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 16:15 · Luke 3:21 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 4:6 · 1 Tim 1:16 2×
Word Origins
ἅπας is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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