adjective
amfoteros
Greekἀμφότεροι (amfoteroi)
Strong’sG297
both of two
stem amfoter-14 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀμφότεροι, -αι, -α
(replaces ἄμφω in κοινή, v. M, Pr., 57; used of more than two, Pr., 80; MM, VGT, s.v.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G297 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidam-fot'-er-os
(in plural) both
Fromcomparative of ἀμφί (around);
King Jamesboth.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | amfoteros | amfoteras | amfoterem | amfoterois7×ἀμφότεροι | amfoterais | amfotereim4×ἀμφότερα |
| object accusative | amfoteron | amfoteran | amfoteroin1×ἀμφοτέρους | amfoterain | ||
| direct address vocative | amfoteror | amfoterar | amfoteroir | amfoterair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | amfoterou | amfoterau | amfotereu | amfoteroiu1×ἀμφοτέρων | amfoteraiu | amfotereiu |
| to, for dative | amfotero | amfotera | amfotere | amfoteroi1×ἀμφοτέροις | amfoterai | amfoterei |
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
amfoter 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
amfoterois“both”subjectnominative plural7×
Matthew 9:17“both”oude ballalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgnuilō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchitō kai tois askois apolluilō; alla ballalō oinon neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērilō.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Matthew 15:14“both”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Luke 1:6“both”ale de dikaiois amfoterois enantion tou theou, poreuerōtois en pantai tai entolai kai dikaiōmei tou kuriou amemptois.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Luke 1:7“both”kai ouk ate autoi teknem, kathoti ate tas Elisabet steiras, kai amfoterois probainarētois en tai hēmerai autoiu ale.But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Luke 6:39“both”Legata de kai parabolan autoi; Mēti dunetō tuflos tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Acts 8:38“both”kai keleuata histanara tem harmem, kai katabainala amfoterois eis tem hudōrem tos tē Filippos kai tos eunouchos, kai baptizata auton.And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
Ephesians 2:18“both”hoti dia autou echanō tan prosagōgan tois amfoterois en hene pneume pros ton patēron.For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
amfoteroin“both”objectaccusative plural1×
Ephesians 2:16“both”kai apokatallassateia toin amfoteroin en hene sōme to theo dia tou staurou apokteinaratos tan echthran en auto;and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
amfoteroiu“all”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 19:16“all”kai efalleratos tos anthrōpos epi autoin en ho ate tem pneumem tem ponērem katakurieuaratos amfoteroiu ischuata kata autoiu, hōste gumnoin kai traumatizirētoin ekfeugara ek tou oikou ekeinou.Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
amfoteroi“both”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 7:42“both”mē echarōtoiu autoiu apodōara amfoteroi charizeta. tinos oun autoiu polloterem agapati auton?When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
amfotereim“both”subject or objectdirect plural4×
Matthew 13:30“both”afiēkavar sunauxanirō amfotereim mechris tou therismou; kai en kairo tou therismou legami toi theristoi; Sullegavar prōtem teim zizanieim kai davar auteim eis desmain pros tem katakaiara auteim, ton de siton sunagavar eis tan apothēkan mu.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Luke 5:7“both”kai kataneuala toi metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharatoin sullambera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizirō auteim.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Acts 23:8“all”Saddoukaiois men gar legalō mē arō anastasian mēte angelon mēte pneumem, Farisaiois de homologalō teim amfotereim.For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
Ephesians 2:14“both”autos gar atō tas eirēnas nu, tos poiaratos teim amfotereim henem kai tem mesotoichem tou fragmou luaratos, tan echthran en ta sarxa autou,For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility