adverb
efapax
Greekἐφάπαξ (efapax)
Strong’sG2178
once, once for all
stem efapax-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
* ἐφ-άπαξ,
adv.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2178 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
efapax5×
Romans 6:10“once for all”hem gar apothnēskata, ta hamarta apothnēskata efapax; hem de zōatō, zōatō to theo.The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.
1 Corinthians 15:6“at one time”epeita horita epanō pentakosioi adelfoi efapax, ek hoiu tois polloterois menalō heōs arti, tinois de koimila;After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
Hebrews 7:27“once for all”hos ouk echatō kata hēmeran anankan, hōsper tois archierevois, proterem huper taiu idiaiu hamartaiu thusiain anaferarō, epeita taiu tou laou houtem gar poiata efapax heauton anaferaratos;Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
Hebrews 9:12“once for all”oude dia haimeu tragoiu kai moschoiu dia de teu idieu haimeu, eiserchata efapax eis teim hagieim, aiōnian lutrōsian heuriskeratos.He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Hebrews 10:10“once for all”en he thelēme hagiazirētois anō dia tau prosforau teu sōmeu Iēsu Christou efapax.And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.