Custom
ἔθοςStrong’s G1485ethos
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ethos is the Greek word usually translated “custom” and “customs”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.”
Meaning
Usually translated “custom” and “customs”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- custom 7
- customs 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- Luke 3
- John 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
- Luke 22:39And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
- John 19:40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- Acts 6:14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
- Acts 15:1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
- Acts 16:21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Greek dictionary
ἔθος ethos · custom
ἔθος, -εος (-ους), τό (ἔθω), [in LXX: Wis.14:16, Da TH Bel 15, 1Ma.10:89, 2Ma.11:25 13:4, 4Ma.18:5 א R* ;] habit, custom; Luk.22:39, Jhn.19:40, Act.16:21 25:16, Heb.10:25; in Luk.1:9 Act.6:14 15:1 21:21 26:3 28:17, almost in the narrower sense of law (Deiss., BS, 251 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “custom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CUSTOM, noun
[Latin]
- Frequent or common use, or practice; a frequent repetition o the same act; hence, way; established manner; habitual practice.“The prists custom with the people was---” 1 Samuel 2:13“We have no such custom” 1 Corinthians 11:16“The customs of the people are vain” Jeremiah 10:3
- A buying of goods; practice of frequenting a shop and purchasing or procuring to be done.
- In law, long established practice, or usage, which constitutes the unwritten law, and long consent to which gives it authority.
All definitions and other forms of “custom”
CUSTOM, verb intransitive
- To make familiar. [See Accustom, which is the word used.]
- To give custom to.
CUSTOM, noun
Tribute, toll or tax; that is, cost or charge paid to the public.
- “Render custom to whom custom is due” Romans 13:7
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.