adverb
esōthen
Greekἔσωθεν (esōthen)
Strong’sG2081
from within, inside
stem esōthen-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἔσωθεν
(< ἔσω),
adv.,[in LXX for בַּבַּיִת, לִפְנֵי and cognate forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2081 — 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
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
esōthen12×
Matthew 7:15“inwardly”Prosechavōr apo toiu pseudoprofētoiu, hotinois erchelō pros vin en endumei probateiu esōthen de alō lukois harpaxois.Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 23:25“inside”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:27“inside”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Matthew 23:28“inside”houtōs kai vis exōthen men fainivō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de avō mestois hupokrisiau kai anomiau.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Mark 7:21“from within”esōthen gar ek tau kardiau toiu anthrōpoiu tois dialogismois tois kakois ekporeuelō, porneiais, klopais, fonois,For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
Mark 7:23“from within”panteim houteim teim ponēreim esōthen ekporeuetō kai koinatō ton anthrōpon.All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
Luke 11:7“from within”kakeinos esōthen apokriniratos legateia; Mē mi kopoin parechasōr; ēdē tas thuras kleiitē, kai teim paidieim mu meta mu eis tan koitan alō; ouk dunemō anistanaratos dōara si.And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Luke 11:39“inside”legata de tos kurios pros auton; Nun vis tois Farisaiois tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tou pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 11:40“inside”afrōnoir, ouk tos poiaratos tem exōthen kai tem esōthen poiata?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
2 Corinthians 7:5“within”Kai gar ercharatoiu nu eis Makedonian oudenan echatē anesian tas sarxas nu, alla en pante thlibirōtois exōthen machais, esōthen foboisFor when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction — conflicts on the outside, fears within.
Revelation 4:8“inside”kai teim tessares zōeim, henem kata henem auteiu echarōtos ana pteruxain hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemalō ofthalmoiu; kai anapausian ouk echalō hēmerau kai nuxau legarōtois; Hagios hagios hagios kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, tos ate kai tos arōtos kai tos ercherōtos.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Revelation 5:1“inside”Kai horama epi tan dexan tou katherōtou epi tou thronou bibliem grafirētem esōthen kai opisthen, katasfragizirētem sfragiai hepta.Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.