What does Ἀδάμ (Adám) mean in the Bible?
Ἀδάμ (Adám) is a Greek word meaning "Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)".
Greek · G76
Ἀδάμ
Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
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Ἀδάμ G76
Pronunciation Adám
What does Ἀδάμ (Adám) mean in the Bible?
Ἀδάμ (Adám) is a Greek word meaning "Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G76?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Adam (8), of Adam (1).
Where does Ἀδάμ (Adám) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:38. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3), 1 Timothy (2), Romans (2), Jude (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 Adam 8× Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:45, 1 Timothy 2:13
of Adam 1× Luke 3:38
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Luke 3:38 Ἀδὰμ to of Adam Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Romans 5:14 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Romans 5:14 Ἀδάμ to Adam Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 15:22 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 15:45 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 15:45 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 2:13 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 2:14 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Jude 1:14 Ἀδὰμ to Adam Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:38
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Luke 1 Romans 2 1 Corinthians 3 1 Timothy 2 Jude 1
Source forms
Ἀδὰμ 8x Adam Luke 3:38, Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:45
Ἀδάμ 1x Adam Romans 5:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 4x Luke 3:38, Romans 5:14, Jude 1:14
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x 1 Corinthians 15:45, 1 Timothy 2:13, 1 Timothy 2:14
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 15:22
Evidence Summary
Canonical AnchorMessiah
Greek word. Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
Strong's G76
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 3:23–38 Source Gloss
Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
Extended definition
:--Adam.
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.
Luke 3:38 Proper name
Ἀδάμ, adam
Adam
Read verse Romans 5:14 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse Romans 5:14 Proper name
Ἀδάμ, adam
Adam
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:22 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse 1 Timothy 2:13 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse 1 Timothy 2:14 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
Read verse Jude 1:14 Proper name
Ἀδὰμ adam
Adam
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 3 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 3 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 15:45 · 1 Tim 2:13 · 1 Tim 2:14 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 3:38 · Rom 5:14 · Jude 1:14 4×
Dative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 15:22 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 3:23–38 Ἀδάμ Adám
Adam
New Testament Witnesses
Adam
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
Positions Christ as Second Adam and representative head.
Canonical Themes
Canonical AnchorMessiah
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H121 Related Hebrew
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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