Equality
ἰσότηςStrong’s G2471isotēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Isotēs is the Greek word usually translated “equality” and “equal”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:”
Meaning
Usually translated “equality” and “equal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- equality 1
- equal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἰσότης isotēs · equality
ἰσότης, -ητος, ἡ (ἴσος), [in LXX: Job.36:30, Zec.4:7 * ;] 1. equality: 2Co.8:13-14. 2. equity, fairness: τὸ δίκαιον κ. τὴν ἰ., Col.4:1 (for distinction bet. τὸ δ. and ἡ ἰ, see ICC, in l).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “equality” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EQUAL'ITY, noun
[Latin oequalitas.]
An agreement of things in dimensions, quantity or quality; likeness; similarity in regard to two things compared. We speak of the equality of two or more tracts of land, of two bodies in length, breadth or thickness, of virtues or vices.
- The same degree of dignity or claims; as the equality of men in the scale of being; the equality of nobles of the same rank; an equality of rights.
- Evenness; uniformity; sameness in state or continued course; as an equality of temper or constitution.
- Evenness; plainness; uniformity; as an equality of surface.
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.