Suitable
εὔθετοςStrong’s G2111euthetos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euthetos is the Greek word usually translated “suitable”, “fit” and “useful”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “suitable”, “fit” and “useful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- suitable 1
- fit 1
- useful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
εὔθετος euthetos · suitable
εὔ-θετος, -ον (τίθημι), [in LXX: Psa.32:6 (מָצָא), From Th Sus 1:15* ;] ready for use, fit: of things, with dative, Heb.6:7; before εἰς, Luk.14:35; of persons, with dative, Luk.9:62 (for rabbinic parallels, see Dalman, Words, 119 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “suitable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUITABLE, adjective
Fitting; according with; agreeable to; proper; becoming; as ornaments suitable to one's character and station; language suitable to the subject.
- Adequate.
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.