Other
ἕτεροςStrong’s G2087heteros
Appears in 95 verses of the New Testament
In short
Heteros is the Greek word usually translated “another”, “other” and “others”. It appears in 95 verses of the New Testament.
“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
Meaning
Usually translated “another”, “other” and “others”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- another 32
- other 30
- others 10
- the other 3
- in other 3
- of others 3
- a different 2
- to another 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 32
- Acts 17
- 1 Corinthians 11
- Matthew 9
- Romans 8
- Hebrews 5
16 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:7In contextEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Matthew 8:21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
- Matthew 11:3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
- Matthew 11:16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
All 95 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἕτερος heteros · other
ἕτερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for אַחֵר ;] distributive pron., prop. dual (BL, §13, 5; 51, 6), denoting the second of a pair, but in late Gk. encroaching on ἄλλος (M, Pr., 79f.); 1. of number, other; with art., the other; (a) of two, Luk.5:7 9:56, al.; opposite to ὁ πρῶτος, Mat.21:30; ὁ εἷς, Mat.6:24, Luk.7:41, Act.23:6, al.; ἕ. μὲν . . . ἕ. δέ, the one . . . the other: 1Co.15:40; the next: Luk.6:6 9:56 (sc. ἡμέρα, Xen.), Act.20:15 27:3; = ὁ πλησίον, one's neighbour: Rom.2:1 13:8, 1Co.6:1, al.; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “other” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OTH'ER, adjective
[Heb.]
- Not the same; different; not this or these.“Then the other company which is left shall escape” Genesis 32:8“Behold, it was turned again as his other flesh” Exodus 4:7“Other lords besides thee have had dominion over us” Isaiah 26:13“There is one God, and there is none other but he” Mark 12:32
- Not this, but the contrary; as, on this side of the river stands Troy, on the other side stands Albany.“Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also” Matthew 5:39
- Noting something besides.
- Correlative to each, and applicable to any number of individuals.“They asked each other of their welfare” Exodus 18:7
All definitions
- Opposed to some; as, 'some fell among thorns - but other fell into good ground.' Matthew 13:8
- The next.
- The third part.“- The fool and the brutish person die, and leave their wealth to others” Psalms 49:10“What do ye more than others?” Matthew 5:47“We were children of wrath even as others” Ephesians 2:3
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.