noun · masculine
aristarchos
GreekἈρίσταρχος (aristarchos)
Strong’sG708
Aristarchus
stem aristarch-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀρίσταρχος, -ου, ὁ
(< ἄριστος, ἀρχός; i.e. best-ruling),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G708 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-is'-tar-khos
best ruling; Aristarchus, a Macedonian
Fromfrom the same as G712 and G757;
King JamesAristarchus.
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 | aristarchos3×Ἀρίσταρχος | aristarchois |
| object accusative | aristarchon1×Ἀρίσταρχον | aristarchoin |
| direct address vocative | aristarchor | aristarchoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | aristarchou1×Ἀριστάρχου | aristarchoiu |
| to, for dative | aristarcho | aristarchoi |
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
aristarcho 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aristarchos“Aristarchus”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 20:4“Aristarchus”sunepete de auto Sōpatros Purrou Beroiaios, Thessalonikevoiu de Aristarchos kai Sekoundos, kai Gaios Derbaios kai Timotheos, Asianois de Tuchikos kai Trofimos;Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
Colossians 4:10“Aristarchus”Aspazetō vin Aristarchos tos sunaichmalōtos mu, kai Markos tos anepsios Barnabaou peri hou lambava entolain, ean erchateia pros vin dechevar auton,My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
Philemon 1:24“Aristarchus”Markos, Aristarchos, Dēmaos, Loukos, tois sunergois mu.as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
aristarchon“Aristarchus”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 19:29“Aristarchus”kai pimplēita tas politas tau sunchusiau, hormala tē homothumadōs eis tem theatrem sunarpazaratois Gaion kai Aristarchon Makedōnoin, sunekdēmoin Paulou.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
aristarchou“Aristarchus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 27:2“Aristarchus”epibainaratois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōtou sun ni Aristarchou Makedōnou Thessalonikevou;We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.