Strong's Lexicon
onoma: Name
Original Word:ὄνομα
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:onoma
Pronunciation:o'-no-mah
Phonetic Spelling:(on'-om-ah)
Definition:Name
Meaning:name, character, fame, reputation.
Word Origin:Derived from a presumed derivative of the base of the Greek word "ginosko" (to know).
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H8034 (שֵׁם, shem): Name, reputation, fame, glory.
- H8036 (שֵׁם, shem): Name, renown, memorial.
Usage:In the New Testament, "onoma" primarily refers to a name, which can denote a literal name of a person or place, or it can signify authority, character, reputation, or identity. It is often used to express the essence or nature of a person, especially in relation to God or Jesus Christ. The term can also imply the power or authority associated with a name, as seen in phrases like "in the name of Jesus."
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek and Jewish cultures, a name was more than just a label; it was believed to encapsulate the essence and character of a person. Names were often given with prophetic significance or to reflect a person's destiny or role. In the biblical context, the name of God was held in the highest reverence, and the name of Jesus became central to Christian identity and practice, symbolizing salvation and divine authority.
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3686ónoma –name; (figuratively) the manifestation or revelation of someone's character, i.e. as distinguishing them from all others. Thus "praying in the name of Christ" means to prayas directed(authorized)by Him, bringing revelation that flows out of beingin His presence. "Praying in Jesus' name" therefore is not a "religious formula" just to end prayers (or get whatwe want)!
["According to Hebrew notions, a name is inseparable from the person to whom it belongs, i.e. it is something of his essence. Therefore, in the case of the God, it is specially sacred" (Souter).]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitiona name, authority, cause
NASB Translationcalled (1), name (175), name's (7), named (34), names (8), people (1), people* (1), persons (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3686: ὄνομαὄνομα,
ὀνόματος,
τό (
ΝΟΜ (others
ΓΝΟ; see
Vanicek, p. 1239), cf. Latin
nomen (English
name), with the prefixed omicron
ὀ (but see
Curtius, § 446)), the
Sept. for
שֵׁם (from
Homer down), the
name by which a person or a thing is called, and distinguished from others;
1. universally: of proper names,Mark 3:16;Mark 6:14;Acts 13:8, etc.;τῶνἀποστόλωντάὀνόματα,Matthew 10:2;Revelation 21:14;ἄνθρωπος orἀνήρᾧὄνομα,πόλιςἡὄνομα, namely,ἦν,named, followed by the name in the nominative (cf.Buttmann, § 129, 20, 3):Luke 1:26;Luke 2:25;Luke 8:41;Luke 24:13, 18;Acts 13:6 (Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 1);οὗ (Lᾧ)τόὄνομα,Mark 14:32;καίτόὄνομααὐτοῦ,αὐτῆς, etc.,Luke 1:5, 27;ὄνομααὐτῷ namely,ἦν orἐστιν (Buttmann, as above),John 1:6;John 3:1;John 18:10;Revelation 6:8;ὀνόματι, followed by the name (cf.Buttmann, § 129 a. 3;Winer's Grammar, 182 (171)),Matthew 27:32;Mark 5:22;Luke 1:5;Luke 10:38;Luke 16:20;Luke 23:50;Acts 5:1, 34;Acts 8:9;Acts 9:10-12, 33, 36;Acts 10:1;Acts 11:28;Acts 12:13;Acts 16:1, 14;Acts 17:34;Acts 18:2, 7, 24;Acts 19:24;Acts 20:9;Acts 21:10;Acts 27:1;Acts 28:7;Revelation 9:11 (Xenophon, anab. 1, 4, 11);τοὔνομα (i. e.τόὄνομα), the accusative absolute (Buttmann, § 131, 12; cf.Winer's Grammar, 230 (216)), i. e. by name,Matthew 27:57;ὄνομαμοι namely,ἐστιν, my name is,Mark 5:9;Luke 8:30 (οὔτιςἐμοιγὄνομα,Homer, Odyssey 9, 366);ἔχεινὄνομα, followed by the name in the nominative,Revelation 9:11;καλεῖντόὄνοματίνος, followed by the accusative of the name, seeκαλέω, 2 a.;καλεῖντιναὀνόματιτίνι,Luke 1:61;ὀνόματικαλούμενος,Luke 19:2;καλεῖντιναἐπίτῷὀνόματι,Luke 1:59 (seeἐπί, B. 2 a.εε., p. 233b);κατ'ὄνομα (seeκατά, II. 3 a.γ., p. 328a);τάὀνόματαὑμῶνἐγράφη (ἐγγέγραπταιTWHTr)ἐντοῖςοὐρανοῖς, your names have been enrolled by God in the register of the citizens of the kingdom of heaven,Luke 10:20;τόὄνοματίνος (ἐγράφη)ἐνβίβλῳ (τῷβιβλίῳ)ζωῆς,Philippians 4:3;Revelation 13:8;ἐπίτόβιβλίοντῆςζῇςRevelation 17:8;ἐκβάλλειν (which see 1 h.)τόὄνοματίνοςὡςπονηρόν, since the wickedness of the man is called to mind by his name,Luke 6:22;ἐπικαλεῖσθαιτόὄνοματοῦκυρίου, seeἐπικαλέω, 5;ἐπικέκληταιτόὄνοματίνοςἐπίτινα, seeἐπικαλέω, 2;ὀνόματα (ὄνομα)βλασφημίας equivalent toβλάσφημα (βλασπηημον) (cf.Winers Grammar, § 34, 3 b.;Buttmann, § 132, 10), names by which God is blasphemed, his majesty assailed,Revelation 13:1;Revelation 17:3 (RGTr, seeγέμω). so used that the name is opposed to the reality:ὄνομαἔχεις,ὅτιζῇς,καίνεκρόςεἰ, thou art said (A. V.hast a name) to live,Revelation 3:1 (ὄνομαεἶχεν,ὡςἐπ'Ἀθηναςἐλαυνει,Herodotus 7, 138). equivalent totitle:περίὀνομάτων, about titles (as of the Messiah),Acts 18:15;κληρονομεῖνὄνομα,Hebrews 1:4;χαρίζεσθαίτίνιὄνοματί,Philippians 2:9 (here the titleὁκύριος is meant (but critical texts readτόὄνομα etc., which many take either strictly or absolutely; cf. Meyer andLightfoot at the passage (see below just before 3))); specifically, a title of honor and authority,Ephesians 1:21 (but see Meyer);ἐντῷὀνόματιἸησοῦ, in devout recognition of the title conferred on him by God (i. e. the titleὁκύριος),Philippians 2:10 (but the interpretation ofὄνομα here follows that ofὄνομα inPhilippians 2:9 above; see Meyer andLightfoot, and cf.Winer's Grammar, 390 (365)).
2. By a usage chiefly Hebraistic the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is roused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i. e. forone's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds, etc.; thus,εἰςὄνομαπροφήτου, out of regard for (seeεἰς, B. II. 2 d.) the name of prophet which he bears, equivalent to because he is a prophet,Matthew 10:41;βαπτίζειντιναεἰςὄνοματίνος, by baptism to bind anyone to recognize and publicly acknowledge the dignity and authority of one (cf.βαπτίζω, II.
b. (aa.)),Matthew 28:19;Acts 8:16;Acts 19:5;1 Corinthians 1:13, 15.to do a thingἐνὀνόματιτίνος, i. e.by one's command and authority, acting on his behalf, promoting his cause (cf.Winers Grammar, 390 (365);Buttmann, § 147, 10); as,ὁἐρχόμενοςἐνὀνόματικυρίου (fromPsalm 117:26 ()), of the Messiah,Matthew 21:9;Matthew 23:39;Mark 11:9;Luke 13:35;Luke 19:38;John 12:13;ἐντῷὀνόματιτοῦπατρόςμου,John 5:43;John 10:25;ἐντῷὀνόματιτῷἰδίῳ, of his own free-will and authority,John 5:43; to do a thingἐντῷὀνόματιof Jesus,Acts 10:48;1 Corinthians 5:4;2 Thessalonians 3:6; andLTTrWH inJames 5:10 (but surelyκυρίου here denotesGod; cf. 2 f. below). According to a very frequent usage in the O. T. (cf.יְהוָהשֵׁם),the name of God in the N. T. is used for all those qualities which to his worshippers are summed up in that name, and by which God makes himself known to men; it is therefore equivalent to hisdivinity, Latinnumen (not his nature or essence as it is in itself),the divine majesty and perfections, so far forth as these are apprehended, named, magnified (cf.Winer, Lex. Hebrew et Chald., p. 993; Oehler inHerzog x., p. 196ff; Wittichen inSchenkel iv., p. 282ff); so in the phrasesἅγιοντόὄνομααὐτοῦ namely,ἐστιν,Luke 1:49;ἁγιάζειντόὄνοματοῦΘεοῦ,Matthew 6:9;Luke 11:2;ὁμολογεῖντῷὀνόματιαὐτοῦ,Hebrews 13:15;ψάλλειν,Romans 15:9;δοξάζειν,John 12:28; (Revelation 15:4);φανερουν,γνωρίζειν,John 17:6, 26;φοβεῖσθαιτόὄνοματοῦΘεοῦ,Revelation 11:18;Revelation 15:4 (GLTTrWH);διαγγέλλειν,Romans 9:17;ἀπαγγέλλειν,Hebrews 2:12;βλασφημεῖν,Romans 2:24;1 Timothy 6:1;Revelation 13:6;Revelation 16:9;ἀγάπηνἐνδείκνυσθαιεἰςτόὄνοματοῦΘεοῦ,Hebrews 6:10;τήρησοναὐτούςἐντῷὀνόματισου,ᾧ (by attraction forὁ (cf.Buttmann, § 143, 8, p. 286;Winers Grammar, § 24, 1;Rec. incorrectlyοὕς))δέδωκάςμοι, keep them consecrated and united to thy name (character), which thou didst commit to me to declare and manifest (cf. verse 6),John 17:11; (cf.ὑπέρτοῦἁγίουὀνόματοςσου,οὗκατεσκήνωσαςἐνταῖςκαρδίαιςἡμῶν, 'Teaching etc., chapter 10, 2 [ET]). After the analogy of the preceding expression,the name of Christ (Ἰησοῦ,ἸησοῦΧριστοῦ,τοῦκυρίουἸησοῦ,τοῦκυρίουἡμῶν, etc.) is used in the N. T. of all those things which, in hearing or recalling that name, we are bidden to recognize in Jesus and to profess; accordingly, of "his Messianic dignity, divine authority, memorable sufferings, in a word the peculiar services and blessings conferred by him on men," so far forth as these are believed, confessed, commemorated (cf. Westcott on the Epistles of John, p. 232): hence, the phrasesεὐαγγελίζεσθαιτάπερίτοῦὀνοματουἸησοῦΧριστοῦ,Acts 8:12;μεγαλύνειντόὄνομαActs 19:17;τῷὀνόματι (Rec.ἐντῷὀνόματι)αὐτοῦἐλπίζειν,Matthew 12:21 (Buttmann, 156 (153));πιστεύειν,1 John 3:23;πιστεύουσινεἰςτόὄνομα,John 1:12;John 2:23;John 3:18;1 John 5:13a (Rec., 13b);πίστιςτοῦὄνομα,Acts 3:16;ὁὀνομάζωντόὄνομακυρίου, whoever nameth the name of the Lord namely, as his Lord (seeὀνομάζω, a.),2 Timothy 2:19;κρατεῖν, to hold fast i. e. persevere in professing,Revelation 2:13;οὐκἀρνεῖσθαι,Revelation 3:8;τόὄνομαἸησοῦἐνδοξάζεταιἐνὑμῖν,2 Thessalonians 1:12;βαστάζειντόὄνομαἐνώπιονἐθνῶν (seeβαστάζω, 3),Acts 9:15; to do or to suffer anythingἐπίτῷὀνόματιΧριστοῦ, seeἐπί, B. 2 a.β., p. 232b. The phraseἐντῷὀνόματιΧριστοῦ is used in various senses:a.by the command and authority of Christ: see examples just above.
b.in the use of the name of Christ i. e. the power of his name being invoked for assistance,Mark 9:38RelzLTTrWH (see f. below);Luke 10:17;Acts 3:6;Acts 4:10;Acts 16:18;James 5:14; universally,ἐνποιῶὀνόματιἐποιήσατετοῦτο;Acts 4:7.
c.through the power of Christ's name, pervading and governing their souls,Mark 16:17.
d.in acknowledging, embracing, professing, the name of Christ:σωθῆναι,Acts 4:12;δικαιωθῆναι,1 Corinthians 6:11;ζωήνἔχειν,John 20:31;in professing and proclaiming the name of Christ,παρρησιάζεσθαι,Acts 9:27, 28 (29).
e.relying or resting on the name of Christ, rooted (so to speak) in his name, i. e. mindful of Christ:ποιεῖντί,Colossians 3:17;εὐχαριστεῖν,Ephesians 5:20;αἰτεῖντί, i. e. (for substance) "to ask a thing, as prompted by the mind of Christ and in reliance on the bond which unites us to him,"John 14:13;John 15:16;John 16:24,(26), andRGL in 23; cf. Ebrard, Gebet im Namen Jesu, inHerzog iv. 692ff. God is said to do a thingἐνὀνόματιΧριστοῦ,regardful of the name of Christ, i. e. moved by the name of Christ, for Christ's sake,διδόναι the thing asked,John 16:23TTrWH;πέμπειντόπνεῦματόἅγιονJohn 14:26f.ἐνὀνόματιΧριστοῦ (A. V.for the name of Christ) (Germanauf Grund Namens Christi), i. e. because one calls himself or is called by the name of Christ:ὀνειδίζεσθαι,1 Peter 4:14 (equivalent toὡςΧριστιανός, 16). The simple dativeτῷὀνόματιΧριστοῦ signifiesby the power of Christ's name, pervading and prompting souls,Matthew 7:22; so alsoτῷὀνόματιτοῦκυρίου (i. e.of God)λαλεῖν, of the prophets,James 5:10RG;τῷὀνόματισου, by uttering thy name as a spell,Mark 9:38RstbezG (see b. above).εἰςτόὄνοματοῦΧριστοῦσυνάγεσθαι is used of those who come together to deliberate concerning any matter relating to Christ's cause (Germanauf den Namen),with the mind directed unto, having regard unto, his name,Matthew 18:20.ἕνεκεντοῦὀνοματου (A. V.for my name's sake), i. e.on account of professing my name,Matthew 19:29; alsoδιάτόὄνομαμου,αὐτοῦ, etc.:Matthew 10:22;Matthew 24:9;Mark 13:13;Luke 21:17;John 15:21;1 John 2:12;Revelation 2:3.διάτοῦὀνόματοςτοῦκυρίουπαρακαλεῖντινα, to beseech one by employing Christ's name as a motive or incentive (cf.Winer's Grammar, 381 (357)),1 Corinthians 1:10; by embracing and avowinghis name,ἄφεσινἁμαρτιῶνλαβεῖν,Acts 10:43.ὑπέρτοῦὀνόματοςαὐτοῦ, equivalent to for defending, spreading, strengthening, the authority of Christ,Acts 5:41 (see below);;Romans 1:5;3 John 1:7; — (but according to the better texts inActs 5:41;3 John 1:7,τόὄνομα is used absolutely,the Name, namely,κυρίου, of the Lord Jesus; soVat.James 5:14; cf.Leviticus 24:11, 16;Lightfoot onIgnatius ad Eph. 3, 1 [ET];Buttmann, 163 (142) note;Winers Grammar, 594 (553). SoLightfoot inPhilippians 2:9; (see 1 above)).πρόςτόὄνομαἸησοῦτοῦΝαζωραίου ...ἐναντίαπρᾶξαι,Acts 26:9.3. In imitation of the Hebrewשֵׁמות (Numbers 1:2, 18, 20;Numbers 3:40, 43;Numbers 26:53), the pluralὀνόματα is used equivalent topersons reckoned up by name:Acts 1:15;Revelation 3:4;Revelation 11:13.
4. Like the Latinnomen, equivalent tothe cause or reason named:ἐντῷὀνόματιτούτῳ, in this cause, i. e. on this account, namely, because he suffers as a Christian,1 Peter 4:16LTTrWH (others, more simply, takeὄνομα here as referring toΧριστιανός preceding);ἐνὀνόματι,ὅτι (as in Syriacd )MSB [])Χριστοῦἐστε, in this name, i. e.for this reason, because ye are Christ's (disciples),Mark 9:41.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
called, surnamed.From a presumed derivative of the base ofginosko (compareoninemi); a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) -- called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
see GREEKginosko
see GREEKoninemi
Forms and Transliterations
ονομα ονόμα όνομα όνομά ὄνομα ὄνομά ονόμασι ονόμασιν ονοματα ονόματα ονόματά ὀνόματα ὀνόματά ονοματι ονόματι ονόματί όνοματί ὀνόματι ὀνόματί ονοματος ονοματός ονόματος ονόματός ὀνόματος ὀνόματός ονοματων ονομάτων ὀνομάτων onoma ónoma ónomá onomata onómata onómatá onomati onómati onómatí onomaton onomatōn onomáton onomátōn onomatos onómatos onómatósLinks
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