Strong's Lexicon
anér: Man, husband
Original Word:ἀνήρ
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:anér
Pronunciation:ah-NAYR
Phonetic Spelling:(an'-ayr)
Definition:Man, husband
Meaning:a male human being; a man, husband.
Word Origin:A primary word
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H376 (אִישׁ, 'ish): Often translated as "man" or "husband," similar to "anér" in its usage and context.
-H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ, 'enosh): Another term for man, often emphasizing mortality or humanity.
Usage:The Greek word "anér" primarily refers to an adult male, distinguishing him from a boy or a woman. It is often used to denote a man in the context of his role as a husband. In the New Testament, "anér" is used to describe men in various roles, including leaders, husbands, and individuals in a community. The term emphasizes the gender and often the maturity or status of the individual.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the term "anér" carried significant social and cultural implications. Men were typically seen as the heads of households and held primary responsibility for leadership in both family and public life. The patriarchal structure of society meant that men were often the decision-makers and held authority in religious, social, and political spheres. Understanding this context helps to appreciate the roles and responsibilities attributed to men in biblical narratives and teachings.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitiona man
NASB Translationbrethren* (13), gentlemen (1), husband (39), husbands (13), man (71), man's (2), men (70), virgin* (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 435: ἀνήρἀνήρ,
ἀνδρός,
ὁ,
a man, Latin
vir. The meanings of this word in the N. T. differ in no respect from classic usage; for it is employed
1. with a reference to sex, and so to distinguish a man from a woman; either a. asa male:Acts 8:12;Acts 17:12;1 Timothy 2:12; or b. as ahusband:Matthew 1:16;Mark 10:2;John 4:16ff;Romans 7:2ff;1 Corinthians 7:2ff;Galatians 4:27;1 Timothy 3:2, 12;Titus 1:6, etc.; a betrothed or future husband:Matthew 1:19;Revelation 21:2, etc.
2. with a reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy:Matthew 14:21;Matthew 15:38 (whereἄνδρες,γυναῖκες andπαιδία are discriminated): with the added notion also of intelligence and virtue:1 Corinthians 13:11 (opposed toνήπιος);Ephesians 4:13;James 3:2 (in the last two passagesτέλειοςἀνήρ).
3. universally,any male person, a man; so whereτίς might have been used:Luke 8:41;Luke 9:38;Acts 6:11;Acts 10:5, etc. whereἀνήρ andτίς are united:Luke 8:27;Acts 5:1;Acts 10:1. orἀνήρ andὅςhe who, etc.:Romans 4:8;James 1:12. where mention is made of something usually done by men, not by women:Luke 22:63;Acts 5:36. where angels or other heavenly beings are said to have borne the forms of men:Luke 9:30;Luke 24:4;Acts 10:30. where it is so connected with an adjective as to give the adjective the force of a substantive:ἀνήρἁμαρτωλός a sinner,Luke 5:8;λεπροίἄνδρες,Luke 17:12; or is joined to appellatives:ἀνήρφονεύς,Acts 3:14;ἀνήρπροφήτης,Luke 24:19 (נָבִיאאִישׁ,Judges 6:8; (cf.Winers Grammar, 30; § 59, 1;Buttmann, 82 (72); other references under the wordἄνθρωπος, 4 a. at the end)) or to gentile names:ἄνδρεςΝινευῖται,Matthew 12:41;ἀνήρἸουδαῖος,Acts 22:3;ἀνήρΑἰθίοψ,Acts 8:27;ἄνδρεςΚύπριοι,Acts 11:20; especially in addresses of honor and respect (Winers Grammar, § 65, 5 d.;Buttmann, 82 (72)),Acts 1:11;Acts 2:14;Acts 13:16;Acts 17:22, etc.; evenἄνδρεςἀδελφοί,Acts 1:16; (Acts 2:29, 37;Acts 7:2); 13:(15),26, etc.
4. when persons of either sex are included, but named after the more important:Matthew 14:35;Acts 4:4; (Meyer seems inclined (see his commentary on Acts, the passage cited) to dispute even these examples; but others would refer several other instances (especiallyLuke 11:31;James 1:20) to the same entry).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fellow, husband, man, sir.
A primary word (compareanthropos); a man (properly as an individual male) -- fellow, husband, man, sir.
see GREEKanthropos
Forms and Transliterations
ανδρα άνδρα ἄνδρα ανδρας άνδρας ἄνδρας ανδράσι ανδρασιν ανδρασίν ανδράσιν άνδρασιν ἀνδράσιν ανδρες άνδρες ἄνδρες ανδρι ανδρί ἀνδρί ἀνδρὶ ανδρος ανδρός ἀνδρός ἀνδρὸς ανδρων ανδρών ἀνδρῶν ανερ άνερ ἄνερ ανηρ ανήρ ἀνήρ ἀνὴρ ανθείτω ανθέμιον ανθήσαι ανθήσαν ανθήσει άνθινον βασιλεύς ήνθηκεν ήνθησαν ήνθησεν andra ándra andras ándras andrasin andrásin andres ándres andri andrí andrì andron andrôn andrōn andrō̂n andros andrós andròs aner anēr anḗr anḕr áner
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