Eve
ΕὖαStrong’s G2096Eua
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eua is the Greek word usually translated “eve”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
Meaning
Usually translated “eve”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eve 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
Εὖα Eua · Eve
Εὔα (WH, Εὔα, § 408; Rec. Εὖα; S (in I Ti), Εὖα), -ας, ἡ (Heb. חַוָּה, Gen.3:20), Eve, wife of Adam: 2Co.11:3, 1Ti.2:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eve” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EVE, noun
The consort of Adam, and mother of the human race; so called by Adam, because she was the mother of all living. In this case, the word would properly belong to the Hebrew. But the Hebrew name is havah or chavah, coinciding with the verb, to shew, to discover, and Parkhurst hence denominates eve the manifester. In the Septuagint, eve in, is rendered life; but in,
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.