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Equal

ἴσοςStrong’s G2470

isos

Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament

In short

Isos is the Greek word usually translated “equal”, “alike” and “same amount”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.

“Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.”
Matthew 20:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “equal”, “alike” and “same amount”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • equal 4
  • alike 2
  • same amount 1
  • same 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1
  • John 1
  • Acts 1
  • Philippians 1

7 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 8 verses, by book
Matthew 1
20:12
Luke 1
6:34
John 1
5:18
Acts 1
11:17
Philippians 1
2:6
Revelation 1
21:16
Greek dictionary

ἴσος isos · equal

ἴσος (epic ἶσος, so sometimes Rec.), -η, -ον, [in LXX for כְּ֜, Jb 5:14; Job.10:10, al.; אֶחָד, Eze.40:5 ff.; 2Ma.9:15, 4Ma.13:20-21, al. ;] equal, the same in size, number, quality, etc.: δωρεά, Act.11:17; μαρτυρίαι, Mrk.14:56, 59; ἴ. ποιεῖν, with accusative and dative, Mat.20:12; ἑαυτὸν τ. θεῷ, Jhn.5:18; τὰ ἴ. ἀπολαβεῖν, Luk.6:34, n. pl., ἴσα, adverbially, Rev.21:16; τ. θεῷ, Php.2:6.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

E'QUAL, adjective

[Latin oegualis, from oequus, equal even, oeguo, to equal perhaps Gr. similar.]

  1. Having the same magnitude or dimensions; being of the same bulk or extent; as an equal quantity of land; a house of equal size; two persons of equal bulk; an equal line or angle.
  2. Having the same value; as two commodities of equal price or worth.
  3. Having the same qualities or condition; as two men of equal rank or excellence; two bodies of equal hardness or softness.
  4. Having the same degree; as two motions of equal velocity.
All definitions and other forms of “equal”
  1. Even; uniform; not variable; as an equal temper or mind.“Ye say, the way of the Lord is not equal” Ezekiel 18:25
  2. Being in just proportion; as, my commendation is not equal to his merit.
  3. Impartial; neutral; not biased.
  4. Indifferent; of the same interest or concern.
  5. Just; equitable; giving the same or similar rights or advantages.
  6. Being on the same terms; enjoying the same or similar benefits.
  7. Adequate; having competent power, ability or means.

E'QUAL, noun

One not inferior or superior to another; having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, etc.

  1. “It was thou, a man my equal my guide” Psalms 55:13

E'QUAL, verb transitive

To make equal; to make one thing of the same quantity, dimensions or quality as another.

  1. To rise to the same state, rank or estimation with another; to become equal to.
  2. To be equal to.
  3. To make equivalent to; to recompense fully; to answer in full proportion.
  4. To be of like excellence or beauty.“The gold and the crystal cannot equal it” Job 28:17

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.