adjective
esōteras
Greekἐσώτερος (esōteros)
Strong’sG2082
inner
stem esōter-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐσώτερος, -α, -ον
(compar. of ἔσω), [in LXX chiefly for פְּנִימִי and cognate forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2082 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saides-o'-ter-os
interior
Fromcomparative of G2080;
King Jamesinner, within.
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 | esōteros | esōteras | esōterem | esōterois | esōterais | esōtereim |
| object accusative | esōteron | esōteran | esōteroin | esōterain | ||
| direct address vocative | esōteror | esōterar | esōteroir | esōterair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | esōterou | esōterau | esōtereu | esōteroiu | esōteraiu | esōtereiu |
| to, for dative | esōtero | esōtera | esōtere | esōteroi | esōterai | esōterei |
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
esōter 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
esōteran1×
Acts 16:24“inner”hos parangelian toioutan lambaratos ballata autoin eis tan esōteran fulakan kai toin podoin asfalizeta autoiu eis tem xulem.On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
esōterem1×
Hebrews 6:19“inner”han hōs ankuran echanō tau psuchau, asfalan tē kai bebaian kai eisercherōtan eis tem esōterem teu katapetasmeu,We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,