noun · masculine
andros
Strong’sG435
a male human being, a man
stem andr-216 times in the New Testamentin 16 of 27 books10 of 10 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
A male human being, a man — used specifically in contrast to a woman 1342, and also in contrast to a boy or child, marking someone as fully grown 13. It is used in general address and in describing a man by nationality, occupation, or character (e.g. "a sinful man," "a prophet," "men of Israel") 1, and can simply mean "a certain man" or "someone," much like the indefinite pronoun "a person" 1.
A husband — the same word is also used specifically for a husband, a man in relation to his wife 13.
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
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, freq. אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc.;]
SYN.: ἄνθρωπος, q.v. (cf. 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 G435 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan'-ayr
a man (properly as an individual male)
Froma primary word (compare G444);
King Jamesfellow, husband, man, sir.
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
vocative ἄνερ: plural ἄνδρες, -δρῶν, -δράσι [ᾰ], -dras: Aeolic dialect dative plural ἄνδρεσιRefs 7th c.BC+ for οἱ ἄνδρε; the Ionic dialect crasis is ὡνήρ, ὧνδρες, Refs 5th c.BC+ [Epic dialect Poets mostly use ᾱ in arsi, ᾰ in thesi; but in trisyllable forms with stem ἀνέρ- always ; so also Trag. in Lyric poetry, Refs 5th c.BC+ in nominative by analogy; cf. Sanskrit nar- from I.-Refs 5th c.BC+ ner-, nṛ- from nṛ-, Gk. ἀνδρ- from ṇr-):—man, opposed to woman (ἄνθρωπος being man as opposed to to beast), Refs 8th c.BC+; τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἄπαις without male children, Refs 8th c.BC+ mostly of princes, leaders, etc., but also of free men; ἀ δήμου one of the people, Refs 8th c.BC+; with a qualifying word to indicate rank, ἀ. βουληφόροςRefs 8th c.BC+
II man, opposed to god, πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε Refs; Διὸς ἄγγελοι ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν Refs 5th c.BC+: most common in plural, yet sometimes in singular, e.g. Refs 8th c.BC+:—also of men, opposed to monsters, Refs 8th c.BC+:—of men in societies and cities, οὔτε παρ᾽ ἀνδράσιν οὔτ᾽ ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαιςRefs 5th c.BC+; and so probably, ἄλλοτε μέν τ᾽ ἐπὶ Κύνθου ἐβήσαο.., ἄλλοτε δ᾽ ἂν νήσους τε καὶ ἀνέρας..Refs
III man, opposed to youth, unless the context determines the meaning, as in οὔ πως ἔστι νεωτέρῳ ἀνδρὶ μάχεσθαι ἄνδρα γέρονταRefs 8th c.BC+; but ἀ. alone always means a man in the prime of life, especially warrior, ἀ. ἕλεν ἄνδραRefs 8th c.BC+; the several ages are given as παῖς, μειράκιον, ἀ., πρεσβύτηςRefs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἄνδρας ἐγγράφεσθαι, συντελεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; in Inscrr. relating to contests, opposed to παῖδες, Refs
IV man emphatically, man indeed, ἀνέρες ἄστε, φίλοιRefs 8th c.BC+; οὐκ ἐν ἀνδράσι not like a man, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνδρὸς τὰ προσπίπτοντα γενναίως φέρειν 'tis the part of a man.., Refs 4th c.BC+
V husband, Refs 8th c.BC+:—also of a paramour, opposed to πόσις, Refs 5th c.BC+
VI Special usages:
VI.1 joined with titles, professions, etc., ἰητρὸς ἀ.Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. μάντις, ἀ. στρατηγός, Refs 5th c.BC+; with names of nations, as Φοίνικες ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ὦ ἄνδρες gentlemen of the jury, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence in Comedy, ἄ. ἰχθύεςRefs 5th c.BC+
VI.2 ὁ ἀνήρ, by crasis Attic dialect ἁνήρ, Ionic dialect ὡνήρ, is frequently used emphatically for αὐτός, ἐκεῖνοςRefs 5th c.BC+: sometimes so in oblique cases without the Article, Refs 5th c.BC+; but not in Prose.
VI.3 ἀ. ὅδε, ὅδ᾽ ἀ., in Trag., ={ἐγώ}, Refs 5th c.BC+
VI.4 πᾶς ἀ. every man, every one, frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+
VI.5 a man, any man, εἶτ᾽ ἄνδρα τῶν αὑτοῦ τι χρὴ προϊένα;Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς.. ἐσθ᾽ ὁ πλοῦς 'tis not every one that can go, Refs 4th c.BC+
VI.6 ὦ δαιμόνι᾽ ἀνδρῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; and often with a superlative, ὦ φίλτατ᾽ ἀνδρῶνRefs 5th c.BC+
VI.7 κατ᾽ ἄνδρα viritim, Refs 5th c.BC+; so τοὺς κατ᾽ ἄνδρα individuals, opposed to κοινῇ τὴν πόλιν, Refs 1st c.AD+
VI.8 In LXX; ἀ. τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ προσκολληθήσεται 'each to his fellow', of leviathan's scales, LXX; with negatives, ἀ. μὴ ἐπισκεπήτωRefsany one, Le. Refs
VI.9 ἄνδρας γράφειν· τὸ ἐν διδασκάλου τὰ παιδία ὀνόματα γράφειν, Refs 5th c.AD+
VII male animal, Refs 4th 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.
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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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | andros51×ἀνὴρ | androis31×ἄνδρες |
| object accusative | andron31×ἄνδρα | androin21×ἄνδρας |
| direct address vocative | andror1×ἄνερ | androir32×Ἄνδρες |
| of, belonging to genitive | androu16×ἀνδρὸς | androiu7×ἀνδρῶν |
| to, for dative | andro19×ἀνδρὶ | androi7×ἀνδράσιν |
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
andro 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.
216 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
andros“man”subjectnominative singular51×, 13 shown
Matthew 1:19Iōsēf de tos andros autau, dikaios arōntos kai mē thelarōntos …Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was …
Luke 5:8… Iēsu legarōntos; Exerchasar apo mu, hoti andros hamartōlos amō, kurior;… said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Luke 5:12… en hena taiu polaiu kai idou andros plēros leprau; kai horarantos ton Iēsun …… in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with …
Luke 8:27… de auto epi tan gēan hupantata andros tinos ek tau polau echarōntos daimoneim; …… He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long …
Luke 8:38dote de autou tos andros apo hou exerchatelē teim daimoneim arō …The man whom the demons had left begged …
Luke 8:41“man”kai idou erchata andros ho onomem Iairos, kai houtos archontos …… synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him …
Luke 9:38kai idou andros apo tou ochlou boata legarōntos; Didaskalor, …Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher …
Luke 19:2kai idou andros onome kalorōntos Zakchaios, kai autos ate …And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector …
Luke 23:50“man”Kai idou andros onome Iōsēf bouleutos huparcharōntos, andros agathos …Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
Luke 23:50… idou andros onome Iōsēf bouleutos huparcharōntos, andros agathos kai dikaios… named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
Luke 24:19… peri Iēsu tou Nazarēnou, hos geneta andros profētos dunatos en erge kai logo …… Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech …
John 1:30… hou mis legama; Opisō mu erchotō andros hos emprosthen mu genatē, hoti prōtos …… He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed …
John 4:18… nun hon echasō ouk atō su andros; houtem alēthem legasē.… you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
andron“man”objectaccusative singular31×, 12 shown
Matthew 1:16Iakōb de gennata ton Iōsēf ton andron Mariau, ek hau gennita Iēsus tos …… Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born …
Mark 6:20… Hērōdos fobote ton Iōannon, horarēntos auton andron dikaion kai hagion, kai suntērate auton, …… he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he …
Mark 10:12kai ean autas apoluarantas ton andron autau gamateia alloson moichotō.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits …
Luke 1:34“man”… ton angelon; Pōs eti houtem, epei andron ouk gnōskamō?“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am …
John 4:16Legatō auta; Hupagasōr fōnasar ton andron su kai erchasar enthade.Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
John 4:17… gunaikas kai legata auto; Ouk echamō andron. legatō auta tos Iēsus; Kalōs legasa …“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to …
John 4:17… auta tos Iēsus; Kalōs legasa hoti Andron ouk echamō;… to say that you have no husband.
Acts 2:22… toin logoin houtoin. Iēsun ton Nazōraion, andron apodeikorēnton apo tou theou eis vin …… message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by …
Acts 3:14“man”… hagion kai dikaion arneva kai aiteva andron fonevon charizira vi,… rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
Acts 5:9… idou tois podois toiu thaptarantoiu ton andron su epi ta thura kai ekferali …… of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they …
Acts 5:10… nekran, kai ekferarantois thaptala pros ton andron autau.… out and buried her beside her husband.
Acts 6:5… panteu teu plētheu, kai eklegela Stefanon, andron plēros pistiau kai pneumeu hagieu, kai …… whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the …
andror“husband”direct addressvocative singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:16… ton andron sōzasi? ē tinem oidasē, andror, ei tan gunaikan sōzasi?… husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
androu“man”of, belonging togenitive singular16×, 12 shown
Luke 2:36“husband”… probainarēntas en hēmerai pollai, zōarantas meta androu eteim hepta apo tau partheniau autau,… Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
Luke 16:18“husband”… heteran moicheuatō, kai tos apoluorēntan apo androu gamarōntos moicheuatō.… and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
John 1:13… ek thelēmeu sarkau oude ek thelēmeu androu alla ek theou gennila.… of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
Acts 9:13… Kurior, akouama apo polloiu peri tou androu houtou, hoseim kakoseim toi hagioi su …… people have told me about this man and all the harm he has …
Acts 11:12… kai eiserchana eis ton oikon tou androu.… with me, and we entered the man’s home.
Romans 7:2“husband”… andros, katargotē apo tou nomou tou androu.… if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
Romans 7:3ara oun zōarōntou tou androu moichalidas chrēmatizati ean geneteia andro hetero; …… joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called …
1 Corinthians 7:10… mis alla tos kurios, gunaikan apo androu mē chōrizira… wife must not separate from her husband.
1 Corinthians 11:3thelamō de vin oidarē hoti pantou androu tas kefalas tos Christos atō, kefalas …… understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of …
1 Corinthians 11:7… theou huparcharōntos; tas gunaikas de doxas androu atō.… the woman is the glory of man.
1 Corinthians 11:8… andros ek gunaikau, alla gunaikas ek androu;… come from woman, but woman from man.
1 Corinthians 11:11plēn oute gunaikas chōris androu oute andros chōris gunaikau en kurio;… however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
andro“man”to, fordative singular19×, 12 shown
Matthew 7:24… logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, homoiiti andro fronimo, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian …… on them is like a wise man who built his house on the …
Matthew 7:26… houtoin kai mē poiarōntos autoin homoiiti andro mōro, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian …… on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Mark 10:2Kai eperōtale auton ei exestinatō andro gunaikan apoluara, peirazarōntois auton.… Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
Luke 1:27pros parthenan mnēsteuorēntan andro ho onomem Iōsēf ek oikou David, …… virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the …
Luke 6:8… toin dialogismoin autoiu, legata de to andro to xēran echarōnto tan cheiran; Egerasōr …… their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up …
Luke 19:7… pantois diagonguzale legarōntois hoti Para hamartōlo andro eiserchata kataluara.… be the guest of a sinful man!”
Acts 10:28“man”… autoin; Vis epistovō hōs athemitem atō andro Ioudaio kollorō ē proserchorō allofulo; kami …… said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I …
Acts 13:7… ate sun to anthupato Sergio Paulo, andro suneto. houtos proskalerantos Barnabon kai Saulon …… proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul …
Acts 17:31… krinarō tan oikoumenan en dikaiosuna en andro ho horizata, pistian parecharantos pantoi anastēarantos …… the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given …
Acts 25:5… sunkatabainarantois ei tinem atō en to andro atopem katēgoralōr autou.So if this man has done anything wrong, let some …
Romans 7:2tas gar hupandras gunaikas to zōarōnto andro dotē nomo; ean de apothnēskateia tos …… is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But …
Romans 7:3… tou androu moichalidas chrēmatizati ean geneteia andro hetero; ean de apothnēskateia tos andros, …… if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive …
androis“men”subjectnominative plural31×, 12 shown
Matthew 12:41androis Nineuitois anastēeli en ta krisia meta …The men of Nineveh will stand at the …
Matthew 14:21tois de esthiarōntois ale androis hōsei pentakischilioi chōris gunaikaiu kai paidieiu.About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Matthew 14:35kai epignōskarantois auton tois androis tou topou ekeinou apostelala eis holan …And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they …
Matthew 15:38tois de esthiarōntois ale tetrakischilioi androis chōris gunaikaiu kai paidieiu.A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Mark 6:44… ale tois esthiarantois toin artoin pentakischilioi androis.And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
Luke 5:18kai idou androis ferarōntois epi klinau anthrōpon hos ate …Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on …
Luke 7:20paragenerantois de pros auton tois androis legala; Iōannos tos baptistos apostelata nin …When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John …
Luke 9:14ale gar hōsei androis pentakischilioi. legata de pros toin mathētoin …(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them …
Luke 9:30kai idou androis duo sullalale auto, hotinois ale Mōusos …Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with …
Luke 11:32androis Nineuitois anastēeli en ta krisia meta …The men of Nineveh will stand at the …
Luke 17:12“men”… eis tinan kōman apantala deka leprois androis, hois stēala porrōthen,… He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Luke 22:63Kai tois androis tois sunecharōntois auton empaizale auto derarōntois,The men who were holding Jesus began to …
androin“men”objectaccusative plural21×, 12 shown
Luke 9:32… tan doxan autou kai toin duo androin toin sustēarēntoin auto.… saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
John 4:18pente gar androin echasa, kai nun hon echasō ouk …In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have …
Acts 6:3episkeptevar de, adelfoir, androin ek vu marturorōntoin hepta plēroin pneumeu …… brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the …
Acts 6:11tote hupoballala androin legarōntoin hoti Akouanē autou lalarōntou rēmeim …Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak …
Acts 8:3… kata toin oikoin eisporeuorōntos, surarōntos tē androin kai gunaikain paradōate eis fulakan.… house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in …
Acts 9:2… ean tinoin heuriskateia tau hodau arōntoin, androin tē kai gunaikain, dorēntoin agateia eis …… so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way …
Acts 9:38… Petros atō en auta apostelala duo androin pros auton parakalarōntois; Mē oknaseia dierchara …… that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us …
Acts 10:5kai nun pempasar androin eis Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon tinon …Now send men to Joppa to call for a …
Acts 10:21katabainarantos de Petros pros toin androin legata; Idou mis amō hon zētavō; …So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the …
Acts 11:3legarōntois hoti Eiserchasa pros androin akrobustian echarōntoin kai sunesthiasa autoi.and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
Acts 15:22… presbuteroi sun hola ta ekklēsa eklegerantoin androin ek autoiu pempara eis Antiocheian sun …… the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to …
Acts 15:22“men”… Ioudon ton kalorōnton Barsabbon kai Silon, androin hēgorōntoin en toi adelfoi,… They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
androir“men”direct addressvocative plural32×, 12 shown
Acts 1:11hois kai legala; Androir Galilaioir, tinem stēavē bleparōntois eis ton …“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do …
Acts 1:16“men”Androir adelfoir, date plērira tan grafan han …“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the …
Acts 2:14… tan fōnan autou kai apofthengeta autoi; Androir Ioudaioir kai tois katoikarōntoir Ierousalēm pantoir, …… his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell …
Acts 2:22Androir Israēlitoir, akouavar toin logoin houtoin. Iēsun …Men of Israel, listen to this message …
Acts 2:29“men”Androir adelfoir, exestinarōntem legara meta parrēsiau pros …Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the …
Acts 2:37“men”… kai toin loipoin apostoloin; Tinem poianeia, androir adelfoir?… asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Acts 3:12… tos Petros apokrineta pros ton laon; Androir Israēlitoir, tinem thaumazavō epi houte, ē …… saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised …
Acts 5:35legata tē pros autoin; Androir Israēlitoir, prosechavōr heautoi epi toi anthrōpoi …“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully …
Acts 7:2“men”tos de fēate; Androir adelfoir kai patroir, akouavar; Tos theos …And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still …
Acts 7:26… kai sunallaxate autoin eis eirēnan legarantos; Androir, adelfois avō; hinati adikavō allēloin?… he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you …
Acts 13:15“men”… apostelala tois archisunagōgois pros autoin legarōntois; Androir adelfoir, ei tinos atō en vi …… the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word …
Acts 13:16… Paulos kai kataseiarantos ta cheira legata; Androir Israēlitoir kai tois foborōntoir ton theon, …… his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who …
androiu“men”of, belonging togenitive plural7×
Luke 11:31… egeriti en ta krisia meta toiu androiu tau geneau houtau kai katakrinati autoin; …… rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them …
Luke 14:24legamō gar vi hoti oudenos toiu androiu ekeinoiu toiu kalorēntoiu geueti mu teu …… tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my …
Acts 1:21datō oun toiu sunercharantoiu ni androiu en panto chrono ho eiserchata kai …… necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole …
Acts 4:4… pisteuala, kai genita tos arithmos toiu androiu hōs chiliadais pente.… message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
Acts 5:14… de prostithole pisteuarōntois to kurio plētheim androiu tē kai gunaikaiu;… the Lord — large numbers of both men and women.
Acts 5:36… legarōntos arō tinon heauton, ho prosklinita androiu arithmos hōs tetrakosioi; hos anairita, kai …… be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all …
Acts 17:12… taiu Hellēnidaiu gunaikaiu taiu euschēmōnaiu kai androiu ouk oligois.… a few prominent Greek women and men.
androi“husbands”to, fordative plural7×
Acts 25:23… tem akroatēriem sun tē chiliarchoi kai androi toi kata exochan tau polau kai …… along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered …
Ephesians 5:22Tais gunaikair toi idioi androi hōs to kurio,Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Ephesians 5:24… Christo, houtōs kai tais gunaikais toi androi en pante.… also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Colossians 3:18Tais gunaikair, hupotassovōr toi androi, hōs anēkate en kurio.Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Titus 2:5… hagnain, oikourgain, agathain, hupotassorōntain toi idioi androi, hina mē tos logos tou theou …… kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God …
1 Peter 3:1Homoiōs gunaikair hupotassorōntais toi idioi androi, hina kai ei tinois apeithalō to …… same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse …
1 Peter 3:5… theon kosmale heautain, hupotassorōntais toi idioi androi,… God and were submissive to their husbands,