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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ἄῤῥηνG730
Pronunciationárrhēn
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 Itmale4×Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Luke 2:23, Galatians 3:28
men2×Romans 1:27
[other] men1×Romans 1:27
a male child1×Revelation 12:5
male [child]1×Revelation 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:4ἌρσενtomaleNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMark 10:6ἌρσενtomaleNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularLuke 2:23ἄρσενtomaleNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularRomans 1:27ἄρσενεςtomenNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 1:27ἄρσενεςtoMenNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 1:27ἄρσεσινto[other] menNoun - Dative Masculine PluralGalatians 3:28ἄρσενtomaleNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularRevelation 12:5ἄρσενtoa male childNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularRevelation 12:13ἄρσεναtomale [child]Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 19:4
Aligned rows9
Books represented6
Matthew1Mark1Luke1Romans3Galatians1Revelation2
Source forms
ἄρσεν3xarsenLuke 2:23, Galatians 3:28, Revelation 12:5
Ἄρσεν2xArsenMatthew 19:4, Mark 10:6
ἄρσενες2xarsenesRomans 1:27
ἄρσενα1xarsenaRevelation 12:13
ἄρσεσιν1xarsesinRomans 1:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular3xMatthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Revelation 12:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural2xRomans 1:27
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular2xLuke 2:23, Galatians 3:28
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 12:13
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural1xRomans 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 definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 19:4Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄρσενarsen
male
Read verseMark 10:6Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄρσενarsen
male
Read verseLuke 2:23Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἄρσενarsen
male
Read verseRomans 1:27Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄρσενες,arsenev
male
Read verseRomans 1:27Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄρσενεςarsenev
male
Read verseRomans 1:27Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἄρσεσιarsesin
male
Read verseGalatians 3:28Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἄρσενarsen
male
Read verseRevelation 12:5Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἄρρενα,arrena
male
Read verseRevelation 12:13Adjective 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
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