adverb

hapax

Greekἅπαξ (hapax)

Strong’sG530

once, once for all

stem hapax-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books

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What it means

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

14 occurrences, every one of them listed

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2 Corinthians 11:25“once”tris rabdizima, hapax lithazima, tris nauagama, nuchthēmerem en to butho poiamē;Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

Philippians 4:16“once”hoti kai en Thessalonika kai hapax kai dis eis tan chreian mi pempava.For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.

1 Thessalonians 2:18“again”dioti thelana erchara pros vin, mis men Paulos kai hapax kai dis, kai enkoptata nin tos Satanaos.For we wanted to come to you — indeed I, Paul, tried again and again — but Satan obstructed us.

Hebrews 6:4“once”Adunatem gar toin hapax fōtiziratoin geueratoin tē tau dōreau tau epouranau kai metochoin giniratoin pneumeu hagieuIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 9:7“once”eis de tan deuteran hapax tou eniautou monos tos archierevos, ouk chōris haimeu, hem prosferatō huper heautou kai teiu tou laou agnoēmeiu,But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:26“once”epei date auton pollakis paschara apo katabolau kosmou; nuni de hapax epi sunteleia toiu aiōnoiu eis athetēsian hamartau dia tau thusiau autou faneritē.Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Hebrews 9:27“once”kai kata hosem apokeietō toi anthrōpoi hapax apothnēskara, meta de houtem krisias,Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Hebrews 9:28“once”houtōs kai tos Christos, hapax prosferiratos eis tem polloiu anaferara hamartain, ek deuterou chōris hamartau horiti toi auton apekdecherōtoi eis sōtērēan.so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

Hebrews 10:2“once”epei ouk an pauela prosferirōtais, dia tem mēdenan echarō ēti suneidēsian hamartaiu toin latreuarōtoin hapax katharizirētoin?If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

Hebrews 12:26“once more”hou tas fōnas tan gēan saleuata tote, nun de epangelletē legarōtos; Ēti hapax mis seiami ouk monem tan gēan alla kai ton ouranon.At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Hebrews 12:27“once more”tem de Ēti hapax dēlatō teiu saleuirōteiu metathesian hōs poiirēteiu, hina menateia teim mē saleuirōteim.The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that the unshakable may remain.

1 Peter 3:18“once for all”hoti kai Christos hapax peri hamartaiu paschata, dikaios huper adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatiratos men sarxa zōopoiiratos de pneume;For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

Jude 1:3“once for all”Agapētoir, pantan spoudan poierōtos grafarō vi peri tau koinau nu sōtērēau anankan echama grafara vi parakalarōtos epagōnizerō ta hapax paradōirata toi hagioi pistia.Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

Jude 1:5“once and for all”Hupomimnēskara de vin boulemō, horarētoin vin hapax panteim, hoti Iēsus laon ek gēau Aiguptau sōzaratos tem deuterem toin mē pisteuaratoin apolluata,Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.