personal pronoun
allēlos
Strong’sG240
one another
stem allēl-100 times in the New Testamentin 21 of 27 books4 of 16 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
One another, each other — a reciprocal pronoun used to express mutual action or relationship between the people or things it refers to 1234. It has no nominative form, appearing instead in the genitive, dative, and accusative cases (with corresponding masculine, feminine, and neuter forms), and is formed from a reduplication of another 123. It can be combined with prepositions such as with or toward to express togetherness or direction toward one another 23.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G240 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-lay'-lone
one another
FromGenitive plural from G243 reduplicated;
King Jameseach other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with <span data-strongs="G3326">G3326</span> or <span data-strongs="G4314">G4314</span>).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect ἀλλάλων, genitive plural, dua. ἀλλήλοιν, Epic dialect ἀλλήλοιϊνRefs 8th c.BC+ feminine -αιν Refs 5th c.BC+ codices: dative ἀλλήλοις, αις, οις, dual ἀλλήλοιν: accusative ἀλλήλους, ας, a, dual ἀλλήλω (feminine) LXX+5th c.BC+: the dual is rare in Prose: singular, κεράμὡ ἁρμόττοντι πρὸς ἄλληλονRefs:—of one another, to one another, one another; hence, mutually, reciprocally, used of all three persons, Refs 8th c.BC+ among one another, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, εἰς ἄλληλα, Refs; ἐπί, πρὸς ἀλλήλοις, Refs 8th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἀλλήλους, -α, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ δι᾽ ἀλλήλων δεῖξις reciprocal proof, Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | allēlos | allēlem | allēlois | allēleim |
| object accusative | allēlon | allēloin67×ἀλλήλους | ||
| direct address vocative | allēlor | allēloir | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | allēlou | allēleu | allēloiu20×ἀλλήλων | allēleiu |
| to, for dative | allēlo | allēle | allēloi12×ἀλλήλοις | allēlei1×ἀλλήλοις |
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
allēl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
100 occurrences, every one of them listed
allēloin“one another”objectaccusative plural67×
Matthew 24:10“one another”kai tote skandalizili pollois kai allēloin paradōali kai misali allēloin;… that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Matthew 24:10… pollois kai allēloin paradōali kai misali allēloin;… away and will betray and hate one another,
Mark 4:41… fobila fobon megon, kai legale pros allēloin; Tinos ara houtos atō hoti kai …Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the …
Mark 8:16kai dialogizole pros allēloin hoti artoin ouk echalō.So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no …
Mark 9:34“one another”tois de siōpale, pros allēloin gar dialegila en ta hoda tinos …But they were silent, for on the way they had …
Mark 15:31homoiōs kai tois archierevois empaizarōntois pros allēloin meta toiu grammatevoiu legale; Allosoin sōzata, …… priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He …
Luke 2:15… tois angelois, tois poimenois lalale pros allēloin; Dierchaneia dē heōs Bēthleem kai horaneia …… into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and …
Luke 4:36… thambem epi pantoin, kai sullalale pros allēloin legarōntois; Tinos tos logos houtos hoti …… were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority …
Luke 6:11… de pimplēila anoiau, kai dialalale pros allēloin tinem an poialoia to Iēso.… rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke 8:25… vu? fobirantois de thaumazala, legarōntois pros allēloin; Tinos ara houtos atō hoti kai …… asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even …
Luke 12:1… taiu muriadaiu tou ochlou, hōste katapatarō allēloin, archeta legarō pros toin mathētoin autou …… gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to …
Luke 20:14… de auton tois geōrgois dialogizole pros allēloin legarōntois; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; apoktenaneia …… the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir …
Luke 24:14kai autois homilale pros allēloin peri panteiu teiu sumbainarēnteiu houteiu.They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
Luke 24:17“each other”… tois logois houtois hoin antiballavō pros allēloin peripatarōntois? kai stēila skuthrōpois.… are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on …
Luke 24:32kai legala pros allēloin; Ouchi tas kardias nu kaiorōntas ate …They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within …
John 4:33legale oun tois mathētois pros allēloin; Mē tinos ferata auto esthiara?So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
John 6:52Machole oun pros allēloin tois Ioudaiois legarōntois; Pōs dunotō houtos …… the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us …
John 13:22blepale eis allēloin tois mathētois apororōntois peri tinou legatō.The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them …
John 13:34entolan kainan dōamō vi hina agapaveiō allēloin, kathōs agapama vin hina kai vis …… new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so …
John 13:34… agapama vin hina kai vis agapaveiō allēloin.… you, so you also must love one another.
John 15:12… tas entolas tas ēmas hina agapaveiō allēloin kathōs agapama vin;… is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
John 15:17houteim entelomō vi hina agapaveiō allēloin.… is My command to you: Love one another.
John 16:17… oun ek toiu mathētoiu autou pros allēloin; Tinem atō houtem hem legatō ni; …Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In …
John 19:24legala oun pros allēloin; Mē schizaneia auton, alla lanchananeia peri …So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead …
Acts 4:15“one another”… exō teu sunedrieu aperchara sumballale pros allēloin… them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
Acts 7:26… legarantos; Androir, adelfois avō; hinati adikavō allēloin?… are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
Acts 21:6“one another”apaspazena allēloin, kai embainana eis tem ploiem, ekeinois …… went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
Acts 26:31kai anachōrarantois lalale pros allēloin legarōntois hoti Oudenem thanatou ē desmoiu …… their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy …
Acts 28:4… thērem ek tau cheirau autou, pros allēloin legale; Pantōs fonevos atō tos anthrōpos …… from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer …
Acts 28:25asumfōnois de arōntois pros allēloin apoluole, legarantou tou Paulou rēmem henem …They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul …
Romans 1:27… ekkaiila en ta orexia autoiu eis allēloin, arsenois en arsenoi tan aschēmosunan katergazorōntois …… women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other …
Romans 12:10ta filadelfia eis allēloin filostorgois, ta tima allēloin proēgorōntois,Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in …
Romans 12:10… filadelfia eis allēloin filostorgois, ta tima allēloin proēgorōntois,… brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Romans 12:16tem autem eis allēloin fronarōntois, mē teim hupsēleim fronarōntois alla …Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate …
Romans 13:8Mēdeno mēdenem ofeilavōr, ei mē tem allēloin agaparō; tos gar agaparōntos ton heteron …… indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves …
Romans 14:13Mēketi oun allēloin krinaneiō; alla houtem krinavar mallon, tem …Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not …
Romans 14:19… kai teim tau oikodomau tau eis allēloin.… what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Romans 15:7Dio proslabovōr allēloin, kathōs kai tos Christos proslabeta vin, …Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you …
Romans 15:14… agathōsunau, plērorēntois pantau gnōsiau, dunorōntois kai allēloin nouthetarō.… with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Romans 16:16Aspazevar allēloin en filēme hagie. Aspazolō vin tais …Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the …
1 Corinthians 7:5“one another”mē aposteravōr allēloin, ei mēti an ek sumfōneu pros …Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time …
1 Corinthians 11:33… adelfoir mu, sunerchorōntois eis tem esthiara allēloin ekdechovōr.… come together to eat, wait for one another.
1 Corinthians 16:20aspazolō vin tois adelfois pantois. aspazevar allēloin en filēme hagie.… brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
2 Corinthians 13:12aspazevar allēloin en hagie filēme. aspazolō vin tois …Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Galatians 5:15ei de allēloin daknavō kai katesthiavō, blepavōr mē hupo …… you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be …
Galatians 5:26“one another”mē genoneiō kenodoxois, allēloin prokalorōntois, allēloi fthonarōntois.Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
Ephesians 4:32“one another”genovōr eis allēloin chrēstois, eusplanchnois, charizorōntois heautoi kathōs kai …Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ …
Philippians 2:3… mēde kata kenodoxian, alla ta tapeinofrosuna allēloin hēgorōntois huperecharōntoin heautoiu,… empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Colossians 3:9mē pseudovōr eis allēloin; apekduerantois ton palaion anthrōpon sun tai …Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the …
1 Thessalonians 3:12… pleonazatoia kai perisseuatoia ta agapa eis allēloin kai eis pantoin, kathaper kai nis …… increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as …
1 Thessalonians 4:9… vis theodidaktois avō eis tem agaparō allēloin;… been taught by God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:18hōste parakalavōr allēloin en toi logoi houtoi.Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 5:11dio parakalavōr allēloin kai oikodomavōr henos ton henon, kathōs …Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already …
1 Thessalonians 5:15… alla pantote tem agathem diōkavōr eis allēloin kai eis pantoin.… Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
2 Thessalonians 1:3… agapas henou hekastou pantoiu vu eis allēloin,… and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
Titus 3:3… kakia kai fthono diagarōntois, stugētois, misarōntois allēloin.… and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Hebrews 10:24kai katanoaneiō allēloin eis paroxusmon agapau kai kaleiu ergeiu,… let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
1 Peter 1:22… alētheiau eis filadelfian anupokritan ek kardiau allēloin agapavar ektenōs,… genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
1 Peter 4:9filoxenois eis allēloin aneu gongusmou;Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
1 Peter 5:14aspazevar allēloin en filēme agapau. eirēnas vi pantoi …Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace …
1 John 3:11… han akouava apo archau, hina agapaneiō allēloin;… from the beginning: We should love one another.
1 John 3:23… huiou autou Iēsu Christou kai agapaneiō allēloin, kathōs dōata entolan ni.… Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
1 John 4:7Agapētoir, agapaneiō allēloin, hoti tas agapas ek tou theou …Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone …
1 John 4:11… theos agapata nin, kai nis ofeilanō allēloin agaparō.… us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:12theon oudenos pōpote theasotē; ean agapaneiō allēloin, tos theos en ni menatō kai …… seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His …
2 John 1:5… han echane apo archau, hina agapaneiō allēloin.… from the beginning — that we love one another.
Revelation 6:4… eirēnan ek tau gēau kai hina allēloin sfazali, kai dōita auto machairas megas.… earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great …
allēloiu“one another”of, belonging togenitive plural20×
Matthew 25:32… teim ethneim, kai aforizati autoin apo allēloiu, hōsper tos poimenos aforizatō teim probateim …… and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep …
Luke 23:12“each other”… Pilatos en auta ta hēmera meta allēloiu; prouparchale gar en echthra arōntois pros …That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
John 5:44pōs dunovō vis pisteuara, doxan para allēloiu labarōntois, kai tan doxan tan para …… believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory …
John 6:43… kai legata autoi; Mē gonguzavōr meta allēloiu.“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
John 11:56… oun ton Iēsun kai legale meta allēloiu en te hiere stēarēntois; Tinem dokatō …… kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple …
John 13:14… kai tos didaskalos, kai vis ofeilavō allēloiu niptarō toin podoin;… your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
John 16:19… legata autoi; Peri houteu zētavō meta allēloiu hoti legama; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō …… said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little …
Acts 15:39“one another”… de paroxusmos hōste apochōrizira autoin apo allēloiu, ton tē Barnabon paralabaranton ton Markon …… so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for …
Romans 2:15“another”… summarturarōntau autoiu tau suneidēsiau kai metaxu allēloiu toiu logismoiu katēgorarōntoiu ē kai apologorōntoiu,… consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
Romans 12:5… en Christo, tem de kata henos allēloiu meleim.… body, and each member belongs to one another.
1 Corinthians 12:25… te sōme, alla tem autem huper allēloiu merimnaleiō teim meleim.… members should have mutual concern for one another.
Galatians 5:15… daknavō kai katesthiavō, blepavōr mē hupo allēloiu analiskiveia.… or you will be consumed by one another.
Galatians 6:2allēloiu teim baroseim bastazavōr, kai houtōs anaplēravi …Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you …
Ephesians 4:2… tapeinofrosunau kai prautau, meta makrothumiau, anechorōntois allēloiu en agapa,… and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Ephesians 4:25… meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.… for we are all members of one another.
Colossians 3:13anechorōntois allēloiu kai charizorōntois heautoi ean tinos pros …Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may …
James 4:11Mē katalalavōr allēloiu, adelfoir; tos katalalarōntos adelfou ē krinarōntos …Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother …
James 5:9mē stenazavōr, adelfoir, kata allēloiu, hina mē kriniveia; idou tos kritos …Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not …
James 5:16“one another”… allēloi tain hamartain kai euchovōr huper allēloiu, hopōs iiveia. pollem ischuatō deēsias dikaiou …… confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has …
1 John 1:7… en te fōte, koinōnian echanō meta allēloiu kai tem haimem Iēsu tou huiou …… the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His …
allēloi“one another”to, fordative plural12×
Mark 9:50… en heautoi hala, kai eirēneuavōr en allēloi.… yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
Luke 7:32… tei en agora kathorōntei kai prosfōnarōntei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk …… the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you …
John 13:35… mathētois avō, ean agapan echaveiō en allēloi.… are My disciples, if you love one another.”
Acts 19:38… agoraiais agolō kai anthupatois alō, enkalalōr allēloi.… available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
Romans 1:12… sumparakalira en vi dia tau en allēloi pistiau vu tē kai mu.… I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
Romans 15:5… dōatoia vi tem autem fronarō en allēloi kata Christon Iēsun,… and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
Galatians 5:13… sarka, alla dia tau agapau douleuavōr allēloi;… opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:26mē genoneiō kenodoxois, allēloin prokalorōntois, allēloi fthonarōntois.… not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
Ephesians 5:21hupotassorōntois allēloi en fobo Christou.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
James 5:16“one another”exomologovōr oun allēloi tain hamartain kai euchovōr huper allēloiu, …Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other …
1 Peter 5:5homoiōs, neoteroir, hupotassivar presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi tan tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos …… you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but …
Revelation 11:10… autoi kai eufranolō, kai dōreim pempali allēloi, hoti houtois tois duo profētois basanizala …… over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had …
allēlei“each other”to, fordative plural1×
Galatians 5:17… pneumem kata tau sarkau, houteim gar allēlei antikeiotō, hina mē heim ean thelaveiō …… the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do …