noun · masculine
brachiōnos
Greekβραχίων (brachiōn)
Strong’sG1023
the arm, strength
stem brachiōn-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βραχίων, -ὀνος, ὁ,
[in LXX, β. Κυρίου, freq. for זְרוֹעַ יהוָֹה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1023 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbrakh-ee'-own
the arm, i.e. (figuratively) strength
Fromproperly, comparative of G1024, but apparently in the sense of βράσσω (to wield);
King Jamesarm.
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 | brachiōnos1×βραχίων | brachiōnois |
| object accusative | brachiōnon | brachiōnoin |
| direct address vocative | brachiōnor | brachiōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | brachiōnou1×βραχίονος | brachiōnoiu |
| to, for dative | brachiōno1×βραχίονι | brachiōnoi |
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
brachiōno 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
brachiōnos“arm”subjectnominative singular1×
John 12:38“arm”hina tos logos Ēsaiou tou profētou plēriteia hon legata; Kurior, tinos pisteuata ta akoa nu? kai tos brachiōnos kuriou tino apokaluptita?This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
brachiōnou“arm”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 13:17“arm”tos theos tou laou houtou Israēl eklegeta toin patēroin nu, kai ton laon hupsata en ta paroikia en gēa Aiguptau, kai meta brachiōnou hupsēlou exagata autoin ek autau,The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
brachiōno“arm”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 1:51“arm”Poiata kratem en brachiōno autou, diaskorpizata huperēfanoin dianoia kardiau autoiu;He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.