Heteros ἕτερος

Heteros (Greek ἕτερος, Strong's G2087) is a Greek adjective meaning “other”. It occurs 100 times in 95 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 6:24
  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• Matthew 8:21
  And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 10:23
  But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
• Matthew 11:3
  And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
• Matthew 11:16
  But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
• Matthew 12:45
  Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
• Matthew 15:30
  And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
• Matthew 16:14
  And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
• Matthew 21:30
  And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

Mark

• Mark 16:12
  After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.

Luke

• Luke 3:18
  And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
• Luke 4:43
  And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
• Luke 5:7
  And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
• Luke 6:6
  And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
• Luke 7:41
  There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• Luke 8:3
  And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
• Luke 8:6
  And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
• Luke 8:7
  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
• Luke 8:8
  And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
• Luke 9:29
  And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
• Luke 9:56
  For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.And He and His disciples went on to another village.
• Luke 9:59
  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Luke 9:61
  And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
• Luke 10:1
  After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
• Luke 11:16
  And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
• Luke 11:26
  Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
• Luke 14:19
  And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
• Luke 14:20
  And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
• Luke 14:31
  Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• Luke 16:7
  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
• Luke 16:13
  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
• Luke 16:18
  Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Luke 17:34
  I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
• Luke 17:35
  Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
• Luke 17:36
  Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.(not included in this translation)
• Luke 18:10
  Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
• Luke 19:20
  And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
• Luke 20:11
  And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.
• Luke 22:58
  And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
• Luke 22:65
  And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
• Luke 23:32
  And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
• Luke 23:40
  But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

John

• John 19:37
  And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

Acts

• Acts 1:20
  For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
• Acts 2:4
  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
• Acts 2:13
  Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
• Acts 2:40
  And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
• Acts 4:12
  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• Acts 7:18
  Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
• Acts 8:34
  And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
• Acts 12:17
  But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
• Acts 13:35
  Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
• Acts 15:35
  Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
• Acts 17:7
  Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
• Acts 17:21
  (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
• Acts 17:34
  Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
• Acts 20:15
  And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
• Acts 23:6
  But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
• Acts 27:1
  And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
• Acts 27:3
  And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

Romans

• Romans 2:1
  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
• Romans 2:21
  Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
• Romans 7:3
  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress, even if she marries another man.
• Romans 7:4
  Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
• Romans 7:23
  But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
• Romans 8:39
  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Romans 13:8
  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
• Romans 13:9
  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 3:4
  For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
• 1 Corinthians 4:6
  And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
• 1 Corinthians 6:1
  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
• 1 Corinthians 8:4
  As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
• 1 Corinthians 10:24
  Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
• 1 Corinthians 10:29
  Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
• 1 Corinthians 12:9
  To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
• 1 Corinthians 12:10
  To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
• 1 Corinthians 14:17
  For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
• 1 Corinthians 14:21
  In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:40
  There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 8:8
  I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
• 2 Corinthians 11:4
  For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:6
  I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• Galatians 1:19
  But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
• Galatians 6:4
  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 3:5
  Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:4
  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:10
  For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:2
  And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 5:6
  As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 7:11
  If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
• Hebrews 7:13
  For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
• Hebrews 7:15
  And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
• Hebrews 11:36
  And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

James

• James 2:25
  Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

Jude

• Jude 1:7
  Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

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).