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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ἈδάμG76
PronunciationAdám
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 ItAdam8×Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:45, 1 Timothy 2:13
of Adam1×Luke 3:38
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Luke 3:38Ἀδὰμtoof AdamNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularRomans 5:14ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularRomans 5:14ἈδάμtoAdamNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 15:22ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Dative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 15:45ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 15:45ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Timothy 2:13ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Timothy 2:14ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularJude 1:14ἈδὰμtoAdamNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 3:38
Aligned rows9
Books represented5
Luke1Romans21 Corinthians31 Timothy2Jude1
Source forms
Ἀδὰμ8xAdamLuke 3:38, Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:45
Ἀδάμ1xAdamRomans 5:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular4xLuke 3:38, Romans 5:14, Jude 1:14
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular4x1 Corinthians 15:45, 1 Timothy 2:13, 1 Timothy 2:14
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 15:22
Evidence Summary
Canonical AnchorMessiah
Greek word. Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
Strong'sG76
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms3 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 3:23–38Source Gloss
Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
Extended definition
:--Adam.
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.
Luke 3:38Proper name
Ἀδάμ,adam
Adam
Read verseRomans 5:14Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verseRomans 5:14Proper name
Ἀδάμ,adam
Adam
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:22Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:45Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:45Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verse1 Timothy 2:13Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verse1 Timothy 2:14Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
Adam
Read verseJude 1:14Proper name
Ἀδὰμadam
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 patterns3Aligned forms9Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 15:45 · 1 Tim 2:13 · 1 Tim 2:144×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 3:38 · Rom 5:14 · Jude 1:144×
Dative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 15:221×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 3:23–38ἈδάμAdám
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.
H121RelatedHebrew
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