Ethō ἔθω

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Ethō
ἔθω
Transliterationethō
Strong's numberG1486
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto have a custom
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (1)

Ethō (Greek ἔθω, Strong's G1486) is a Greek verb meaning “to have a custom”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἔθω, pf. with present sense εἴωθα,
[in LXX: Num.24:1 (כְּפַעַם־בְּפַעַם), Dan LXX Su 13, Sir.37:14, 4Ma.1:12 * ;]
to be accustomed, wont: Mat.27:15, Mrk.10:1; ptcp., τὸ εἰθός, custom: κατὰ τὸ εἰ. (Nu, l.with), Luk.4:16, Act.17:2.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVwont (2), was (2)
BSBcustom (3), was his custom (1)

Verses

Every verse with Ethō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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