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ἐντόςStrong’s G1787

entos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Entos is the Greek word usually translated “inside” and “midst”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.”
Matthew 23:26 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “inside” and “midst”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • inside 1
  • in the midst 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐντός entos · inside

ἐντός (ἐν), adv., [in LXX: Job.18:20, Psa.39:3 109:22, Sng.3:10; ὁ, τὸ, τὰ ἐ., Psa.103:1, Isa.16:11, Da TH Dan.10:16, Sir.19:26, 1Ma.4:48 * ;] within: with genitive, ἐ. ὑμῶν, within you (i.e. in your hearts, R, txt.), or among you (R, mg.), Luk.17:21 (cf. Field, Notes, 71; Thayer, see word; ICC, Lk, l.with; Dalman, Words, 145 ff.); τὸ ἐ., Mat.23:26.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “inside” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

IN'SIDE, noun

[in and side.]

The interior part of a thing; internal part; opposed to outside; as the inside of a church; the inside of a letter.

    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.