What does ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥην (árrhēn): Biological sex designation; distinguishes male from female in creation and genealogical contexts.
Greek · G730
ἄῤῥην
Male (as stronger for lifting)
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ἄῤῥην G730
Pronunciation árrhēn
What does ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥην (árrhēn): Biological sex designation; distinguishes male from female in creation and genealogical contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G730?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male (4), men (2), [other] men (1), a male child (1), male [child] (1).
Where does ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 19:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (3), Revelation (2), Galatians (1), Luke (1).
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 male 4× Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Luke 2:23, Galatians 3:28
men 2× Romans 1:27
[other] men 1× Romans 1:27
a male child 1× Revelation 12:5
male [child] 1× Revelation 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:4 Ἄρσεν to male Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Mark 10:6 Ἄρσεν to male Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 2:23 ἄρσεν to male Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Romans 1:27 ἄρσενες to men Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 1:27 ἄρσενες to Men Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 1:27 ἄρσεσιν to [other] men Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Galatians 3:28 ἄρσεν to male Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Revelation 12:5 ἄρσεν to a male child Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 12:13 ἄρσενα to male [child] Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 19:4
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Romans 3 Galatians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἄρσεν 3x arsen Luke 2:23, Galatians 3:28, Revelation 12:5
Ἄρσεν 2x Arsen Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6
ἄρσενες 2x arsenes Romans 1:27
ἄρσενα 1x arsena Revelation 12:13
ἄρσεσιν 1x arsesin Romans 1:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 3x Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Revelation 12:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Romans 1:27
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 2:23, Galatians 3:28
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 12:13
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Romans 1:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Biological sex designation; distinguishes male from female in creation and genealogical contexts.
Source Gloss
male (as stronger for lifting)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Biological sex designation; distinguishes male from female in creation and genealogical contexts.
(old Attic for ἄρρην, see supr.; both forms are found in π.; MM, see word), [in LXX chiefly for זָכָר ;] male: Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.2:23, Rom.1:27, Gal.3:28, Rev.12:5, 13.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 19:4 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄρσεν arsen
male
Read verse Mark 10:6 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄρσεν arsen
male
Read verse Luke 2:23 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἄρσεν arsen
male
Read verse Romans 1:27 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄρσενες, arsenev
male
Read verse Romans 1:27 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄρσενες arsenev
male
Read verse Romans 1:27 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἄρσεσι arsesin
male
Read verse Galatians 3:28 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἄρσεν arsen
male
Read verse Revelation 12:5 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἄρρενα, arrena
male
Read verse Revelation 12:13 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἄρρενα. arrena
male
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.
Word Origins
ἄῤῥην is built from this root:
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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