noun · neuter
ēthem
Greekἦθος (ēthos)
Strong’sG2239
habit, manner, custom, morals
stem ēth-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἦθος, -εος (-ους), τό,
[in LXX: Si, prol.:27 20:26(25), IV Mac 1:29 2:7, 21 5:24 13:27*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2239 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiday'-thos
usage, i.e. (plural) moral habits
Froma strengthened form of G1485;
King Jamesmanners.
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 or object direct | ēthem | ētheim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ētheu | ētheiu |
| to, for dative | ēthe | ēthei |
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
ēthe 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ētheim1×
1 Corinthians 15:33“morals”mē planivōr; ftheiralō ētheim chrēsteim homiliais kakais.Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”