Hebrew
ἙβραῖοςStrong’s G1445Hebraios
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hebraios is the Greek word usually translated “hebrews” and “hebrew”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hebrews” and “hebrew”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hebrews 4
- a hebrew 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 11:22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
- Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
- Hebrews 13:25Grace be with you all. Amen.
Greek dictionary
Ἑβραῖος Hebraios · Hebrew
Ἑβραῖος (WH, Ἐβ-), -α, -ον (Aram, עִבְרַי), as subst., ὁ Ἑ., [in LXX for עֵבֶר, עִבְרִי ;] a Hebrew. 1. In OT, of Israelites in contrast with those of another race (Gen.14:13, Exo.1:15, Deu.15:12, al.). 2. In NT as the correlative of Ἑλληνιστής, a Jew who had adopted, in greater or less degree, Greek culture and Greek language. The distinction was not merely linguistic (DB, ii, 325); as far as it was so, Συριστής would be a more correct Greek term for the Jew of Semitic speech (see: Ἑβραΐς, and cf. Dalman, Words, 7): Act.6:1, 2Co.11:22, Php.3:5. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hebrew” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HE'BREW, noun
[Heb. Eber, either a proper name, or a name denoting passage, pilgrimage, or coming from beyond the Euphrates.]
- The hebrew language.
All definitions and other forms of “hebrew”
HE'BREW, adjective
Pertaining to the Hebrews; as the hebrew language or rites.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.