Each
ἕκαστοςStrong’s G1538hekastos
Appears in 77 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hekastos is the Greek word usually translated “each”, “each one” and “every one”. It appears in 77 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 “each”, “each one” and “every one”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- each 50
- to each 16
- each one 5
- of each 4
- to each one 1
- every one 1
- each man 1
- one 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 20
- Acts 11
- Revelation 7
- Luke 5
- Romans 5
- Ephesians 5
18 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Matthew 18:35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
- Matthew 25:15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- Matthew 26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
- Mark 13:34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
- Luke 2:3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
All 77 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἕκαστος hekastos · each
1. every, every one, each, each one , Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος they went home every one of them , (Iliad by Homer); ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε (Xenophon Historicus):—;the singular is also put in apposition with a pl. Noun, Τρῶας ἕκαστον ὑπήλυθε τρόμος (for Τρώων ἕκαστον)) fear seized them every one , (Iliad by Homer) 2. in plural all and each one , (Homer) 3. more definitely, εἷς ἕκαστος, Lat. unusquisque, every single one, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—; καθ᾽ ἕκαστον singly, by itself , Lat. singulatim, (Plato Philosophus), etc. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “each” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EACH, adjective
Every one of any number separately considered or treated.
- “To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment” Genesis 45:22“And the princes of Israel, being twelve men, each one was for the house of his fathers” Numbers 1:44“Simeon and Levi took each man his sword” Genesis 34:25
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.