Asēmos ἄσημος
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| ἄσημος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | asēmos |
| Strong's number | G767 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | insignificant |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Asēmos (Greek ἄσημος, Strong's G767) is a Greek adjective meaning “insignificant”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἄσημος, -ον
(σῆμα, a mark), [in LXX: Gen.30:42 (עָטַף), Job.42:11, 3Ma.1:3 * ;]
without mark (in π. of an uncircumcised boy: Deiss., BS, 153; MM, see word). Metaphorical (MM, see word), unknown, obscure: litotes, οὐκ ἄ (Eur., al.), πόλις, Act.21:39.†
(AS)
(σῆμα, a mark), [in LXX: Gen.30:42 (עָטַף), Job.42:11, 3Ma.1:3 * ;]
without mark (in π. of an uncircumcised boy: Deiss., BS, 153; MM, see word). Metaphorical (MM, see word), unknown, obscure: litotes, οὐκ ἄ (Eur., al.), πόλις, Act.21:39.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | of (1), mean (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ordinary (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Asēmos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
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).