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hekastos

Greekἕκαστος (hekastos)

Strong’sG1538

each, every one

stem hekast-82 times in the New Testamentin 18 of 27 books9 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

each73×each oneevery*every oneevery personeveryone

What it means

* ἕκαστος, -η, ὂν, [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ;]

each, every (Lat. quisque);
(a) with a noun: Lk 6:44, Jo 19:23, seq. κατά, He 3:13, Re 22:2; εἷς ἕ., Eph 4:16;
(b) without a noun: Ac 4:35, Ro 2:6, al.;
(c) partit. gen., Ro 14:12, I Co 1:12, al.; in sing, with pl. verb, Lk 2:3, Ac 11:29, al.; in apposition with pl. noun or pron., Lk 2:3, Jo 16:32, Ac 2:8 3:26, al.; εἷς ἕ. (Lat. unusquisque), Ac 2:6 21:26, Col 4:6, al; ἕ. τι ἀδελφῷ (= Heb. אִישׁ לְאָחִיו, Ge 26:31), Mt 18:35 (cf. He 8:11); ἕ. μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον (= אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ, Jg 6:29, al.), Eph 4:25.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1538 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhek'-as-tos

each or every

Fromas if a superlative of ἕκας (afar);

King Jamesany, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.

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 casemasculine singularfeminine singularneuter singularmasculine pluralfeminine pluralneuter plural
subject nominativehekastos39×ἕκαστοςhekastasἑκάστηhekastemἕκαστονhekastoisἕκαστοιhekastaishekasteim
object accusativehekaston10×ἕκαστονhekastanἑκάστηνhekastoinhekastain
direct address vocativehekastorhekastarhekastoirhekastair
of, belonging to genitivehekastouἑκάστουhekastauhekasteuἑκάστουhekastoiuhekastaiuhekasteiu
to, for dativehekasto19×ἑκάστῳhekastahekastehekastoihekastaihekastei

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
hekaststem+oaegender+smnruits job in the sentence case+ione · more than one number

hekast 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

82 occurrences, every one of them listed

hekastos“each”subjectnominative singular39×

Matthew 18:35“each”Houtōs kai tos patēros mu tos ouranios poiati vi ean mē afiēkaveia hekastos to adelfo autou apo taiu kardiaiu vu.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

Matthew 26:22“each”kai lupirōtois sfodra archela legarō auto henos hekastos; Mēti mis amō, kurior?They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”

Luke 2:3“each”kai poreuele pantois apograferō, hekastos eis tan heautou politan.And everyone went to his own town to register.

Luke 13:15“each”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

John 6:7“each”apokrinita auto Filippos; Diakosioi dēnarieiu artois ouk arkalō autoi hina hekastos brachuem tinem lambateia.Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

John 7:53“each”Kai poreuita hekastos eis ton oikon autou,Then each went to his own home.

John 16:32“each”idou erchetō hōras kai erchatē hina skorpiziveia hekastos eis teim idieim kamin monon afiēkaveia; kai ouk amō monos, hoti tos patēros meta mu atō.“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

Acts 2:6“each”gineratau de tau fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia dialekta lalarōtoiu autoiu;And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

Acts 2:8“each”kai pōs nis akouanō hekastos ta idia dialekta nu en ha gennina?How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

Acts 2:38“every one”Petros de pros autoin; Metanoavar, kai baptizitar hekastos vu epi te onome Iēsu Christou eis afesian taiu hamartaiu vu, kai lambevi tan dōrean teu hagieu pneumeu;Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 11:29“each”toiu de mathētoiu kathōs euporete tinos horizala hekastos autoiu eis diakonian pempara toi katoikarōtoi en ta Ioudaia adelfoi;So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Romans 14:5“each”Hos men krinatō hēmeran para hēmeran, hos de krinatō pantan hēmeran; hekastos en to idio nouo plēroforitōr;One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

Romans 14:12“each”ara hekastos nu peri heautou logon dōati.So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Romans 15:2“each”hekastos nu to plēsion areskatōr eis tem agathem pros oikodoman;Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

1 Corinthians 1:12“each”legamō de houtem hoti hekastos vu legatō; Mis men amō Paulou, Mis de Apollou, Mis de Kēfou, Mis de Christou.What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:8“each”tos futeuarōtos de kai tos potizarōtos henem alō, hekastos de ton idion misthon lambeti kata ton idion kopon,He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

1 Corinthians 3:10“each”Kata tan charian tou theou tan dōiratan mi hōs sofos architektōnos themelion tithama, allos de epoikodomatō. hekastos de blepatōr pōs epoikodomatō;By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 7:2“each”dia de tain porneiain hekastos tan heautou gunaikan echatōr, kai hekastas ton idion anēron echatōr.But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:7“each”thelamō de pantoin anthrōpoin arō hōs kai miauton; alla hekastos idiem echatō charismem ek theou, tos men houtōs, tos de houtōs.I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

1 Corinthians 7:20“each”hekastos en ta klēsia ha kalita en houta menatōr.Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

1 Corinthians 7:24“each”hekastos en he kalita, adelfoir, en houte menatōr para theo.Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

1 Corinthians 11:21“each”hekastos gar tem idiem deipnem prolambatō en te esthiara, kai hos men peinatō, hos de methuatō.For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

1 Corinthians 14:26“each”Tinem oun atō, adelfoir? hotan sunercheveiō, hekastos psalmon echatō, didachan echatō, apokalupsian echatō, glōssan echatō, hermēneian echatō; panteim pros oikodoman ginetōr.What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

1 Corinthians 15:23“each”hekastos de en te idie tagme; aparchas Christos, epeita tois tou Christou en ta parousia autou;But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

1 Corinthians 16:2“each”kata henan sabbateu hekastos vu para heauto tithatōr thēsaurizarōtos hem tinem ean euoditeiō, hina mē hotan erchameia tote logeiais gineleiō.On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

2 Corinthians 5:10“each”toin gar pantoin nin fanerira datō emprosthen teu bēmeu tou Christou, hina komizeteia hekastos teim dia teu sōmeu pros heim prassata, eite agathem eite faulem.For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 9:7“each”hekastos kathōs proairetē ta kardia, mē ek lupau ē ek anankau; hilaron gar doton agapatō tos theos.Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

Galatians 6:4“each”tem de ergem heautou dokimazatōr hekastos, kai tote eis heauton monon tem kauchēmem echati kai ouk eis ton heteron,Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

Galatians 6:5“each”hekastos gar tem idiem fortiem bastazati.For each one should carry his own load.

Ephesians 4:25“each”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

Ephesians 5:33“each”plēn kai vis tois kata henon hekastos tan heautou gunaikan houtōs agapatōr hōs heauton, tas de gunaikas hina fobeteiō ton anēron.Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 6:8“each”oidarētois hoti hekastos, hem an poiateia agathem, houtem komizeti para kuriou, eite doulos eite eleutheros.because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

Hebrews 8:11“each”kai ouk mē didaskaleia hekastos ton politon autou kai hekastos ton adelfon autou, legarōtos; Gnōskasar ton kurion, hoti pantois oidali min apo mikrou heōs megou autoiu.No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

Hebrews 8:11“each”kai ouk mē didaskaleia hekastos ton politon autou kai hekastos ton adelfon autou, legarōtos; Gnōskasar ton kurion, hoti pantois oidali min apo mikrou heōs megou autoiu.No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

James 1:14“each one”hekastos de peirazitō hupo tau idiau epithumiau exelkirōtos kai deleazirōtos;But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

1 Peter 4:10“each”hekastos kathōs lambata charismem, eis heautoin autem diakonarōtois hōs kalois oikonomois poikilau chariau theou;As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

Revelation 5:8“each”kai hote lambata tem bibliem, teim tessares zōeim kai tois eikosi tessares presbuterois piptala enōpion teu arnieu, echarōtois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōtain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 20:13“each”kai dōata tas thalassas toin nekroin toin en auta, kai tos thanatos kai tos hados dōala toin nekroin toin en autoi, kai krinila hekastos kata teim ergeim autoiu.The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Revelation 21:21“each”kai tois dōdeka pulōnois dōdeka margaritois, ana henos hekastos toiu pulōnoiu ate ek henou margaritou; kai tas plateias tau politau chrusiem katharem hōs hualos diaugos.And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

hekaston“each”objectaccusative singular10×

Luke 16:5“each”kai proskaleratos henon hekaston toiu chreofeiletoiu tou kuriou heautou legate to prōto; Posem ofeilasō to kurio mu?And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

Acts 2:3“each”kai horila autoi diamerizerōtais glōssais hōsei pureu, kai kathizata epi henon hekaston autoiu,They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

Acts 3:26“each”vi prōtem anistanaratos tos theos ton paidon autou apostelata auton eulogarōton vin en te apostrefarō hekaston apo taiu ponēriaiu vu.When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Acts 20:31“each”dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōtois hoti trietian nuxan kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōtos henon hekaston.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

1 Corinthians 7:17“each one”Ei mē hekasto hōs merizata tos kurios, hekaston hōs kalatē tos theos, houtōs peripatatōr; kai houtōs en tai ekklēsai pantai diatassemō.Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

1 Thessalonians 2:11“each”kathaper oidavē hōs henon hekaston vu hōs patēros tekneim heautouFor you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

1 Thessalonians 4:4“each”oidarē hekaston vu tem heautou skeuem kterō en hagiasmo kai tima,each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

Hebrews 6:11“each”epithumanō de hekaston vu tan autan endeiknuerō spoudan pros tan plēroforian tau elpiau achri teleu,We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

Hebrews 11:21“each”pistia Iakōb apothnēskarōtos hekaston toiu huioiu Iōsēf eulogata, kai proskunata epi tem akrem tau rabdau autou.By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Revelation 22:2“every”en mese tau plateiau autau; kai tou potamou enteuthen kai ekeithen xulem zōau poiarōtem karpoin dōdeka, kata mēnon hekaston apodōarōtem ton karpon auteu, kai teim fulleim teu xuleu eis therapeian teiu ethneiu.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

hekastou“each”of, belonging togenitive singular

Acts 17:27“each”zētarō ton theon ei ara ge psēlafaloia auton kai heuriskaloia, kai ge ouk makran apo henou hekastou nu huparcharōton.God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Acts 21:26“each”tote tos Paulos paralambaratos toin anēroin ta echerōta hēmera sun autoi hagniziratos eiseiate eis tem hierem, diangellarōtos tan ekplērōsian taiu hēmeraiu tou hagnismou heōs hou prosferita huper henou hekastou autoiu tas prosforas.So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.

1 Corinthians 3:13“each”hekastou tem ergem fanerem gineti, tas gar hēmeras dēlati; hoti en pure apokaluptitō, kai hekastou tem ergem hopoiem atō tem purem autem dokimazati.his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

1 Corinthians 3:13“each”hekastou tem ergem fanerem gineti, tas gar hēmeras dēlati; hoti en pure apokaluptitō, kai hekastou tem ergem hopoiem atō tem purem autem dokimazati.his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

2 Thessalonians 1:3“each”Eucharistarō ofeilanō to theo pantote peri vu, adelfoir, kathōs axiem atō, hoti huperauxanatō tas pistias vu kai pleonazatō tas agapas henou hekastou pantoiu vu eis allēloin,We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

1 Peter 1:17“each”Kai ei patēron epikalevō ton aprosōpolēmptōs krinarōton kata tem hekastou ergem, en fobo ton tau paroikiau vu chronon anastrefivar;Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

hekasto“each”to, fordative singular19×

Matthew 16:27“each”mellatō gar tos huios tou anthrōpou ercherō en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu autou, kai tote apodōati hekasto kata tan praxian autou.For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Matthew 25:15“each”kai ho men dōata pente talanteim ho de duo ho de henem, hekasto kata tan idian dunamian, kai apodēmata. eutheōsTo one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent — each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.

Mark 13:34“each”hōs anthrōpos apodēmos afiēkaratos tan oikian autou kai dōaratos toi douloi autou tan exousian, hekasto tem ergem autou, kai to thurōro entelleta hina grēgorateiō.It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

Luke 4:40“each”Dusarōtou de tou hēliou hapantois hosois echale asthenarōtoin nosai poikilai agala autoin pros auton; tos de heno hekasto autoiu tain cheirain epititharōtos therapeuate autoin.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

John 19:23“each”tois oun stratiōtois hote staurala ton Iēsun lambala teim himatieim autou kai poiala tessares mereim, hekasto stratiōto merem, kai ton chitōnon. ate de tos chitōnos arafos, ek teiu anōthen hufantos dia holou;When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

Acts 4:35“each”kai tithale para toin podoin toiu apostoloiu; diadōite de hekasto kathoti an tinos chreian echate.and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

Romans 2:6“each”hos apodōati hekasto kata teim ergeim autou;God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

Romans 12:3“each”Legamō gar dia tau chariau tau dōiratau mi panto to arōto en vi mē huperfronarō para hem datō fronarō, alla fronarō eis tem sōfronarō, hekasto hōs tos theos merizata metrem pistiau.For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

1 Corinthians 3:5“each”Tinem oun atō Apollos? tinem de atō Paulos? diakonois dia hoiu pisteuava, kai hekasto hōs tos kurios dōata.What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

1 Corinthians 4:5“each”hōste mē pro kairou tinem krinavōr, heōs an erchateia tos kurios, hos kai fōtizati teim krupteim teu skoteu kai fanerati tain boulain taiu kardiaiu, kai tote tos epainos gineti hekasto apo tou theou.Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

1 Corinthians 7:17“each”Ei mē hekasto hōs merizata tos kurios, hekaston hōs kalatē tos theos, houtōs peripatatōr; kai houtōs en tai ekklēsai pantai diatassemō.Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 12:7“each”hekasto de dōitō tas fanerōsias teu pneumeu pros tem sumferarōtem.Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

1 Corinthians 12:11“each one”panteim de houteim energatō tem henem kai tem autem pneumem, diairarōtem idia hekasto kathōs bouletō.All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

1 Corinthians 15:38“each”tos de theos dōatō auto sōmem kathōs thelata, kai hekasto teiu spermeiu idiem sōmem.But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

Ephesians 4:7“each”Heno de hekasto nu dōita tas charias kata tem metrem tau dōreau tou Christou.Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Colossians 4:6“each”tos logos vu pantote en charia, halate artuirētos, oidarē pōs datō vin heno hekasto apokrinerō.Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Revelation 2:23“each”kai teim tekneim autau apokteinami en thanato; kai gnōskeli pantais tais ekklēsais hoti mis amō tos eraunarōtos nefroin kai kardiain, kai dōami vi hekasto kata teim ergeim vu.Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Revelation 6:11“each”kai dōita autoi hekasto stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōtois apokteinirō hōs kai autois.Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

Revelation 22:12“everyone”Idou erchemō tachuem, kai tos misthos mu meta mu, apodōara hekasto hōs tem ergem atō autou.“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

hekastas“each”subjectnominative singular

1 Corinthians 7:2“each”dia de tain porneiain hekastos tan heautou gunaikan echatōr, kai hekastas ton idion anēron echatōr.But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

hekastan“every”objectaccusative singular

Hebrews 3:13“every”alla parakalavōr heautoin kata hekastan hēmeran, achris hou tem Sēmeron kalitō, hina mē sklēruniteia tinos ek vu apata tau hamartau;But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

hekastem“each”subject or objectdirect singular

Luke 6:44“each”hekastem gar dendrem ek tou idiou karpou gnōskitō; ouk gar ek akanthaiu sullegalō sukeim, oude ek batau stafulan trugalō.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

Acts 21:19“*”kai aspazeratos autoin exēgete kata henem hekastem heiu poiata tos theos en tei ethnei dia tau diakoniau autou.Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

1 Corinthians 12:18“each”nuni de tos theos titheta teim meleim, henem hekastem auteiu, en te sōme kathōs thelata.But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

hekasteu“each”of, belonging togenitive singular

Ephesians 4:16“each”ek hou pantem tem sōmem sunarmologirōtem kai sumbibazirōtem dia pantau hafau tau epichorēgiau kata energeian en metre heneu hekasteu mereu tan auxēsian teu sōmeu poietō eis oikodoman heauteu en agapa.From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

hekastois“each”subjectnominative plural

Philippians 2:4“every person”mē teim heautoiu hekastois skoparōtois, alla kai teim heteroiu hekastois.Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:4“each”mē teim heautoiu hekastois skoparōtois, alla kai teim heteroiu hekastois.Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.