One
εἷςStrong’s G1520ehis
Appears in 296 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ehis is the Greek word usually translated “one”, “first” and “one thing”. It appears in 296 verses of the New Testament.
“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”
Meaning
Usually translated “one”, “first” and “one thing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- one 313
- to one 8
- first 6
- of one 6
- one thing 3
- with one 3
- individual 2
- in one 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 58
- Luke 43
- John 36
- Mark 35
- Revelation 23
- 1 Corinthians 22
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:5In contextFor there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
- 1 Timothy 3:2In contextA bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- 1 Timothy 3:12In contextLet the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
- 1 Timothy 5:9In contextLet not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
- Titus 1:6In contextIf any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
- Titus 3:10In contextA man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
All 296 verses, by book
- Matthew 58
- 5:185:195:295:305:365:416:246:276:298:199:1810:2910:4212:1113:4616:1417:418:518:618:1018:1218:1418:1618:2418:2819:519:619:1619:1720:1220:1320:2121:1921:2422:3523:823:923:1023:1524:4024:4125:1525:1825:2425:4025:4526:1426:2126:2226:4026:4726:5126:6927:1427:1527:3827:4828:1
- Mark 35
- 2:74:84:205:226:158:148:289:59:179:379:4210:810:1710:1810:2110:3711:2912:612:2812:2912:3212:4213:114:1014:1814:1914:2014:3714:4314:4714:5114:6615:615:2716:2
- Luke 43
- 4:405:35:125:177:418:229:3310:4211:4612:612:2512:2712:5213:1014:1815:415:715:815:1015:1515:1915:2616:516:1316:1717:217:1517:2217:3417:3517:3618:1018:1918:2220:120:322:4722:5022:5923:1723:3924:124:18
- John 36
- 1:31:406:86:96:226:706:717:217:508:98:419:2510:1610:3011:4911:5011:5212:212:413:2113:2317:1117:2117:2217:2318:1418:2218:2618:3919:3420:120:720:1220:1920:2421:25
- 1 Corinthians 22
- 3:84:66:166:178:48:69:2410:810:1711:512:912:1112:1212:1312:1412:1812:1912:2012:2614:2714:3116:2
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 1:3
- 2 Peter 1
- 3:8
Greek dictionary
εἷς ehis · one
εἷς ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ), Mrk.14:18, Jhn.6:8, al.; metaphorically, of union and concord, Jhn.10:30 17:11, Rom.12:4-5, Php.1:27; ἀπὸ μιᾶς (B1., § 44, 1), Luk.14:18; with neg., εἷς. . . οὐ (μή), more emphatic than οὐδείς, no one, none (cl.), Mat.5:18 10:29, Luk.11:46 12:6. 2. Emphatically, to the exclusion of others; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “one” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ONE, adjective
wun. [Latin unus; Gr.]
- Single in number; individual; as one man; one book.
- Indefinitely, some or any.
- It follows any.“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom” Matthew 13:19
- Different; diverse; opposed to another.
All definitions
- It is used with another, to denote mutuality or reciprocation.
- It is used with another, to denote average or mean proportion.
- one of two; opposed to other.“Ask from one side of heaven to the other” Deuteronomy 4:32
- Single by union; undivided; the same.
- Single in kind; the same.“ONE plague was on you all and on your lords” 1 Samuel 6:4
- one day, on a certain or particular day, referring to time past.
- Referring to future time; at a future time, indefinitely. [See one No. 2.]“Ye are all one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28
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.