Amphoteros ἀμφότερος
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| ἀμφότερος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | amphoteros |
| Strong's number | G297 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | both |
| Occurrences | 15 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (6) |
Amphoteros (Greek ἀμφότερος, Strong's G297) is a Greek adjective meaning “both”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀμφότεροι, -αι, -α
(replaces ἄμφω in κοινή, V. M, Pr., 57; used of more than two, Pr., 80; MM, VGT, see word), both of two: Mat.9:17, al.
(AS)
(replaces ἄμφω in κοινή, V. M, Pr., 57; used of more than two, Pr., 80; MM, VGT, see word), both of two: Mat.9:17, al.
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | both (13), them both (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | both (10), them all (2), two (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Amphoteros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 9:17Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Luke
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Luke 1:7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- Luke 5:7And 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 5:38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
- Luke 6:39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
- Luke 7:42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
Acts
- Acts 8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
- Acts 19:16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
- Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 2:14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
- Ephesians 2:16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
- Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
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).