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Lexicon :: Strong's G703 - aretē

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ἀρετή
Transliteration
aretē (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-et'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἄρρην (G730)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:457,77

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρέτη arétē, ar-et'-ay; from the same as G730; properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed):—praise, virtue.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G703 in the following manner: virtue (4x), praise (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G703 in the following manner: virtue (4x), praise (1x).

  1. a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action

    1. virtue, moral goodness

  2. any particular moral excellence, as modesty, purity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρέτη arétē, ar-et'-ay; from the same as G730; properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed):—praise, virtue.
STRONGS G703:
ἀρετή, -ῆς, ἡ, [see ἄρα at the beginning], a word of very wide signification in Greek writings; any excellence of a person (in body or mind) or of a thing, an eminent endowment, property or quality. Used of the human mind and in an ethical sense, it denotes:
1. a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action; virtue, moral goodness (Wis. 4:1; Wis. 5:13; often in 4 Macc. and in Greek writings): 2 Peter 1:5 [others take it here specifically, namely moral vigor; cf. next entry].
2. any particular moral excellence, as modesty, purity; hence (plural αἱ ἀρεταί, Wis. 8:7; often in 4 Macc. and in the Greek philosophers) τὶς ἀρετή, Philippians 4:8. Used of God, it denotes
a. his power: 2 Peter 1:3.
b. in the plural his excellences, perfections, 'which shine forth in our gratuitous calling and in the whole work of our salvation' (John Gerhard): 1 Peter 2:9. (In the Sept. for הוד splendor, glory, Habakkuk 3:3, of God; Zechariah 6:13, of the Messiah; in plural for תְּהִלּות praises, of God, Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 63:7.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
42:12; 43:21; 63:7
Habakkuk
3:3
Zechariah
6:13
Philippians
4:8
1 Peter
2:9
2 Peter
1:3; 1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G703 matches the Greek ἀρετή (aretē),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:8 - I am the LORD; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let them give glory to the LORD,
and declare his praise in the coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:21 - the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:7 - I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD,
the praises of the LORD,
according to all that the LORD has granted us,
and the great goodness to the house of Israel
that he has granted them according to his compassion,
according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:3 - God came from Teman,
and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of his praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:13 - It is he who shall build the temple of the LORD and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[fn] shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’
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