noun · masculine
adam
GreekἈδάμ (adam)
Strong’sG76
Adam
stem adam-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀδάμ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. אָדָם),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G76 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidad-am'
Adam, the first man; typically (of Jesus) man (as his representative)
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesAdam.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | adam4×Ἀδὰμ | adam |
| object accusative | adam | adam |
| direct address vocative | adam | adam |
| of, belonging to genitive | adam4×Ἀδὰμ | adam |
| to, for dative | adam1×Ἀδὰμ | adam |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
adam“Adam”subjectnominative singular4×
1 Corinthians 15:45“Adam”houtōs kai grafitē; Gineta tos prōtos anthrōpos Adam eis psuchan zōarōtan; tos eschatos Adam eis pneumem zōopoiarōtem.So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:45“Adam”houtōs kai grafitē; Gineta tos prōtos anthrōpos Adam eis psuchan zōarōtan; tos eschatos Adam eis pneumem zōopoiarōtem.So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
1 Timothy 2:13“Adam”Adam gar prōtos plassita, eita Heuas;For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
1 Timothy 2:14“Adam”kai Adam ouk apatita, tas de gunaikas exapatiratas en parabasia ginatē.And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
adam“Adam”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Luke 3:38“Adam”tou Enōs tou Sēth tou Adam tou theou.the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Romans 5:14“Adam”alla basilata tos thanatos apo Adam mechris Mōusou kai epi toin mē hamartaratoin epi te homoiōme tau parabasiau Adam, hos atō tupos tou mellarōtou.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
Romans 5:14“Adam”alla basilata tos thanatos apo Adam mechris Mōusou kai epi toin mē hamartaratoin epi te homoiōme tau parabasiau Adam, hos atō tupos tou mellarōtou.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
Jude 1:14“Adam”Profēteuata de kai houtoi hebdomos apo Adam Henōch legarōtos; Idou erchata kurios en hagiai muriadai autou,Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
adam“Adam”to, fordative singular1×
1 Corinthians 15:22“Adam”hōsper gar en to Adam pantois apothnēskalō, houtōs kai en to Christo pantois zōopoiili.For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.