adjective
eusēmos
Greekεὔσημος (eusēmos)
Strong’sG2154
with clear meaning, intelligible
stem eusēm-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὔσημος, -ον
(< εὖ + οῆμα, a sign) [in LXX for כֶּסֶא, Ps 80 (81):3 (-ως, Da LXX 2:19)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2154 — 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 | eusēmos | eusēmas | eusēmem | eusēmois | eusēmais | eusēmeim |
| object accusative | eusēmon1×εὔσημον | eusēman | eusēmoin | eusēmain | ||
| direct address vocative | eusēmor | eusēmar | eusēmoir | eusēmair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | eusēmou | eusēmau | eusēmeu | eusēmoiu | eusēmaiu | eusēmeiu |
| to, for dative | eusēmo | eusēma | eusēme | eusēmoi | eusēmai | eusēmei |
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
eusēm 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
eusēmon“intelligible”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:9“intelligible”houtōs kai vis dia tau glōssau ean mē eusēmon logon dōaveia, pōs gnōskiti tem lalirōtem? evi gar eis aēron lalarōtois.So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.