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Lexicon :: Strong's G1538 - hekastos

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ἕκαστος
Transliteration
hekastos (Key)
Pronunciation
hek'-as-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
As if a superlative of hekas (afar)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἕκαστος hékastos, hek'-as-tos; as if a superlative of ἕκας hékas (afar); each or every:—any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x

The KJV translates Strong's G1538 in the following manner: every man (39x), every one (20x), every (17x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x
The KJV translates Strong's G1538 in the following manner: every man (39x), every one (20x), every (17x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. each, every

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἕκαστος hékastos, hek'-as-tos; as if a superlative of ἕκας hékas (afar); each or every:—any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.
STRONGS G1538:
ἕκαστος, -η, -ον, Sept. for אִישׁ, [from Homer down], each, every;
a. joined to a substantive: ἕκαστον δένδρον, Luke 6:44; ἑκάστῳ στρατιώτῃ, John 19:23; κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, every month, Revelation 22:2 [not Rec.]; καθ’ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν, Hebrews 3:13; cf. Winers Grammar, 111 (106); Buttmann, § 127, 30. preceded by εἷς, Latin unusquisque, every one: with a substantive, Ephesians 4:16; Revelation 22:2 Rec.
b. used substantively: John 7:53 [Rec.]; Acts 4:35; Romans 2:6; Galatians 6:4, etc.; once plural ἕκαστοι: Revelation 6:11 Rec. With a partitive genitive added: ἡμῶν, Romans 14:12; ὑμῶν, Luke 13:15; 1 Corinthians 1:12; Hebrews 6:11; αὐτῶν, John 6:7 [R G]; τῶν σπερμάτων, 1 Corinthians 15:38. εἷς ἕκαστος, every one (see εἷς, 4 b.): without a partitive genitive, Acts 20:31; Colossians 4:6; with a partitive genitive, Luke 4:40; Acts 2:3; Acts 17:27; 1 Corinthians 12:18, etc. ἕκαστος, when it denotes individually, every one of many, is often added appositively to nouns and pronouns and verbs in the plural number, (Matthiae, ii., p. 764f; [Winers Grammar, 516 (481); Buttmann, 131 (114)]): ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος, Acts 2:8; σκορπισθῆτε ἕκαστος, John 16:32; ἐπορεύοντο πάντες..., ἕκαστος..., Luke 2:3; add, Acts 3:26; 1 Peter 4:10; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 20:13; likewise εἷς ἕκαστος, Acts 2:6; Acts 21:26; ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ’ ἕνα ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἀγαπάτω, you one by one, each one of you severally, Ephesians 5:33. In imitation of the Hebrew, ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ (לְאָחִיו אִישׁ, Genesis 26:31), Matthew 18:35; μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ (אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ אִישׁ, Judges 6:29, etc.), Ephesians 4:25, cf. Hebrews 8:11 Rec.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
26:31
Judges
6:29
Matthew
18:35
Luke
2:3; 4:40; 6:44; 13:15
John
6:7; 7:53; 16:32; 19:23
Acts
2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 3:26; 4:35; 17:27; 20:31; 21:26
Romans
2:6; 14:12
1 Corinthians
1:12; 12:18; 15:38
Galatians
6:4
Ephesians
4:16; 4:25; 5:33
Colossians
4:6
Hebrews
3:13; 6:11; 8:11
1 Peter
4:10
Revelation
5:8; 6:11; 20:13; 22:2; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1538 matches the Greek ἕκαστος (hekastos),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in '1Co' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12 - Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,[fn]” or “I follow only Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5 - After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:8 - The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:10 - Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:13 - But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2 - But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:7 - But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:17 - Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:20 - Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:24 - Each of you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] should remain as you were when God first called you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:21 - For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:7 - A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:11 - It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:18 - But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:26 - Well, my brothers and sisters, let’s summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:38 - Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:2 - On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.
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