Greek core word #32 · noun · 550 times in the New Testament
ἄνθρωπος
ANTH-roh-posἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ — human being, person, man
- Second declension masculine; accent moves from the antepenult to the penult before a long ending (ἀνθρώπου, ἀνθρώπῳ, ἀνθρώπων).
- Means a human being of either sex; ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου “the Son of Man”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, masculine
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἄνθρωπος | ἄνθρωποι |
| Genitive | ἀνθρώπου | ἀνθρώπων |
| Dative | ἀνθρώπῳ | ἀνθρώποις |
| Accusative | ἄνθρωπον | ἀνθρώπους |
| Vocative | ἄνθρωπε | ἄνθρωποι |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 7, Matthew 23:13.
Explained in the notes of 7 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 189 · open the PDF here