Euthetos εὔθετος
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| εὔθετος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | euthetos |
| Strong's number | G2111 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | suitable |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Euthetos (Greek εὔθετος, Strong's G2111) is a Greek adjective meaning “suitable”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὔ-θετος, -ον
(τίθημι), [in LXX: Psa.32:6 (מָצָא), From Th Sus 1:15* ;]
ready for use, fit: of things, with dative, Heb.6:7; before εἰς, Luk.14:35; of persons, with dative, Luk.9:62 (for rabbinic parallels, see Dalman, Words, 119 f.).†
(AS)
(τίθημι), [in LXX: Psa.32:6 (מָצָא), From Th Sus 1:15* ;]
ready for use, fit: of things, with dative, Heb.6:7; before εἰς, Luk.14:35; of persons, with dative, Luk.9:62 (for rabbinic parallels, see Dalman, Words, 119 f.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | fit (2), meet (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fit (2), useful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Euthetos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 9:62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 14:35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).