Easy
εὐκοπώτεροςStrong’s G2123eukopōteros
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eukopōteros is the Greek word usually translated “easier” and “easier for”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?”
Meaning
Usually translated “easier” and “easier for”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- easier 5
- easier for 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Mark 2:9Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
- Mark 10:25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Luke 5:23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- Luke 16:17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
- Luke 18:25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Greek dictionary
εὐκοπώτερος eukopōteros · easy
εὔ-κοπος, -ον [in LXX: Sir.22:15, 1Ma.3:18 * ;] with easy labour, easy: compar., -ώτερόν ἐστι, with inf., Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:9, Luk.5:23; with accusative and inf., Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25, Luk.16:17 18:25 (Polyb.; the adv. -ως occurs in Aristoph., Fr., 615).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “easy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'ASY, adjective
s as z. [See Ease.] Quiet; being at rest; free from pain, disturbance or annoyance. The patient has slept well and is easy
- Free from anxiety, care, solicitude or peevishness; quiet; tranquil; as an easy mind.
- Giving no pain or disturbance; as an easy posture; an easy carriage.
- Not difficult; that gives or requires no great labor or exertion; that presents no great obstacles; as an easy task.“Knowledge is easy to him that understandeth” Proverbs 14:6
- Not causing labor or difficulty.
All definitions
- Smooth; not uneven; not rough or very hilly; that may be traveled with ease; as an easy road.
- Gentle; moderate; not pressing; as a ship under easy sail.
- Yielding with little or no resistance; complying; credulous.
- Ready; not unwilling; as easy to forgive.
- Contented; satisfied.
- Giving ease; freeing from labor, care or the fatigue of business; furnishing abundance without toil; affluent; as easy circumstances; an easy fortune.
- Not constrained; not stiff or formal; as easy manners; an easy address; easy movements in dancing.
- Smooth; flowing; not harsh; as an easy style.
- Not jolting; as, the horse has an easy gait.
- Not heavy or burdensome.“My yoke is easy and my burden light” Matthew 11:30
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.