adjective
eukopem
Greekεὐκοπώτερος (eukopōteros)
Strong’sG2123
easier
stem eukop-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† εὔ-κοπος, -ον
[in LXX: Si 22:15, I Mac 3:18 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2123 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eukopos | eukopas | eukopem | eukopois | eukopais | eukopeim |
| object accusative | eukopon | eukopan | eukopoin | eukopain | ||
| direct address vocative | eukopor | eukopar | eukopoir | eukopair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | eukopou | eukopau | eukopeu | eukopoiu | eukopaiu | eukopeiu |
| to, for dative | eukopo | eukopa | eukope | eukopoi | eukopai | eukopei |
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
eukop 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
eukopoterem6×
Matthew 9:5“easier”tinem gar atō eukopoterem, legara; Afiēkilō su tais hamartais, ē legara; Egeirasōr kai peripatasōr?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Matthew 19:24“easier”palin de legamō vi, eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia trupēmeu rafiau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou.Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Mark 2:9“easier”tinem atō eukopoterem, legara to paralutiko; Afiēkilō su tais hamartais, ē legara; Egeirasōr kai airasar ton krabatton su kai peripatasōr?“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
Mark 10:25“easier”eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia tau trumaliau tau rafiau dierchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Luke 5:23“easier”tinem atō eukopoterem, legara; Afiēkilē si tais hamartais su, ē legara; Egeirasōr kai peripatasōr?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Luke 18:25“easier”eukopoterem gar atō kamēlan dia trēmeu belonau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Eukopoterem1×
Luke 16:17“easier”Eukopoterem de atō ton ouranon kai tan gēan parerchara ē tou nomou henan keraian piptara.But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.