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One

εἷςStrong’s G1520

ehis

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;”
2 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV
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.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 296 verses, by book
2 Corinthians 3
5:1411:211:24
Philippians 3
1:272:23:13
Colossians 2
3:154:6
1 Thessalonians 2
2:115:11
2 Thessalonians 1
1:3
1 Timothy 4
2:53:23:125:9
Titus 2
1:63:10
2 Peter 1
3:8
1 John 2
5:75:8
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.]

  1. Single in number; individual; as one man; one book.
  2. Indefinitely, some or any.
  3. It follows any.“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom” Matthew 13:19
  4. Different; diverse; opposed to another.
All definitions
  1. It is used with another, to denote mutuality or reciprocation.
  2. It is used with another, to denote average or mean proportion.
  3. one of two; opposed to other.“Ask from one side of heaven to the other” Deuteronomy 4:32
  4. Single by union; undivided; the same.
  5. Single in kind; the same.“ONE plague was on you all and on your lords” 1 Samuel 6:4
  6. one day, on a certain or particular day, referring to time past.
  7. 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.