adjective
isos
Strong’sG2470
equal, identical
stem is-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἴσος
(epic ἶσος, so sometimes Rec.), -η, -ον, [in LXX for כְּ׳, Jb 5:14 Jb 10:10, al.; אֶחָד, Ez 40:5 ff.; II Mac 9:15, IV Mac 13:20, 21, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2470 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee'-sos
similar (in amount and kind)
Fromprobably from G1492 (through the idea of seeming);
King James+ agree, as much, equal, like.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect ἶσος and ἔϊσος (see. below); Cretan dialect, Refs 4th c.AD+ ϝίσϝος Refs 5th c.AD+; later ἵσος Refs 4th c.BC+:— equal in size, strength, or number, with dative, κύματα ἶσα ὄρεσσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; frequently of appearance, like, ἶσος ἀναύδῳ Refs 7th c.BC+; ἴσος θεοῖσιν Ead.2.1: frequently absolutely, ἴσην.. βίην καὶ κῦδος Refs 8th c.BC+; ἶσον θυμὸν ἔχειν to be of like mind, Refs adverb, ἶσον ἐμοὶ φρονέουσα Refs, etc.; ἴσος τινὶ τὸ μέγαθος, ὕψος, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ μῆκος, τὸ πλάτος, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴσα τὸν ἀ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ποτὴν ἴσον equal in flight of song, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἴσον, τό, copy of a document, Refs 8th c.BC+; τοῖσδ᾽ ἴσας ναῦς (i.e. ταῖς τῶνδε) Refs 5th c.BC+ the same to me as to you, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἴσα ὅσαπερ.. Legal cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
2 repeated to denote equal relations, ἴσα πρὸς ἴσα tit for tat, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴσος ἴσῳ (i.e. οἶνος ὕδατι) Refs 5th c.BC+; κύλικος ἴσον ἴσῳ κεκραμένης (where ἴσον is adverbial) Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of persons, equal in rights, βούλεται ἡ πόλις ἐξ ἴσων εἶναι καὶ ὁμοίων Refs 4th c.BC+
II equally divided or distributed, ἴση μοῖρα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἴση alone, one's equal share, μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐ μὴν ἴ. ἔτεισεν (i.e. τίσιν) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄχρι τῆς ἴ. up to the point of equality, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀνέξῃ δωμάτων ἔχων ἴσον καὶ τῷδε νεῖμα; Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἴσα fair measure, τὰ ἴ. νέμειν Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ ἴσων ἕκαστον τυγχάνειν ἀλλὰ πλεονεκτεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; προστυχεῖν τῶν ἴ. to obtain fair terms, Refs 5th c.BC+; κἂν ἴσαι (i.e. ψῆφοι) γένωνται equally divided, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 based on equality of rights, ἴ. καὶ ἔννομος πολιτεία Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἴ. equal rights, equality, frequently joined with τὰ ὅμοια or τὰ δίκαια, ὡς τῆς πολιτείας ἐσομένης ἐν τοῖς ἴ. καὶ ὁμοίοις Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ ἴ. τε καὶ ὁμοίῃ on fair and equal terms, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τῇ ἴ. καὶ ὁμοίᾳRefs 4th c.BC+, etc.: generally, just, fair, ἐκ ποίας ἴ. καὶ δικαίας προφάς εω; Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 of persons, fair, impartial, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 adequate, ἡ ἴ. φρουρά Refs 5th c.BC+ (explained by Scholia as regular, τεταγμένη); ἴσος τοῖς παροῦσι Refs
III of ground, even, flat, εἰς τὸ ἴ. καταβαίνειν, of an army, Refs 5th c.BC+ to advance with even step, Refs; λέουσιν εἰς τὸ ἴ. καθιστάμενοι μάχεσθαι, opposed to μετὰ πλεονεξίας ἀγωνίζεσθαι, on even terms, Refs; ἴ. τοῖχος, opposed to κεκλικώς, perpendicular, Refs 6th c.AD+
IV adverb ἴσως (see. entry): but also,
IV.1 neuter singular and plural from Refs 8th c.BC+ even as Death, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἶσον ἐμοὶ βασίυε be king like me, Refs; ἶσον γάρ σε θεῷ τίσουσιν ἈχαιοίRefs 8th c.BC+: later absolutely, alike, δείλαιε τοῦ νοῦ τῆς τε συμφορᾶς ἴσον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴσον ἄπεσμεν τῷ πρίν equally as before, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἴσα καί.. like as, as if, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥσπερ.. Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 with Preps.: ἀπὸ τῆς ἴσης equally, Refs 5th c.BC+; δι᾽ ἴσου Refs 2nd c.AD+; at equal distance, Refs 5th c.BC+: also in in Mathematics texts, ex aequali, of proportions, Refs 3rd c.BC+; δι᾽ ἴ. ἐν τεταραγμένῃ ἀναλογίᾳ ex aequali in disturbed proportion, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐν ἴσῳ equally, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἴσῳ ἐστί it matters not, Refs 5th c.BC+; evenly, εὐθεῖα γραμμή ἐστιν ἥτις ἐξ ἴ. τοῖς ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτῆς σημείοις κεῖται Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ἐξ ἴ. persons of equal station, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ τοῦ ἴ. μάχεσθαι to be evenly matched, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ μῆνα τὸ αἱροῦν ἐξ ἴ. the sum due in equal monthly instalments, Refs; ἐπὶ or ἐπ᾽ ἴσης, ἐπὶ ἴ. διαφέρειν τὸν πόλεμον Refs 8th c.BC+; μετ᾽ ἴσου equally, Refs 2nd c.BC+
V comparative ἰσαίτερος Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb ὡς ἰσαίτατα Refs 5th c.BC+. [ῑ in early Epic dialect (except Refs 8th c.BC+ (except in compound ῑσοδαίμων) and Trag. Refs 4th c.BC+; uncertain in ἰσ-όνειρος. Both quantities are found in later poetry, sometimes in same line, ἔχοισαν ἴσον κάτω, ἶσον ἄνωθεν Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | isos | isas1×ἴση | isem | isois | isais1×ἴσαι | iseim3×ἴσα |
| object accusative | ison1×ἴσον | isan1×ἴσην | isoin1×ἴσους | isain | ||
| direct address vocative | isor | isar | isoir | isair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | isou | isau | iseu | isoiu | isaiu | iseiu |
| to, for dative | iso | isa | ise | isoi | isai | isei |
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
is 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
ison“equal”objectaccusative singular1×
John 5:18… kai patron idion legate ton theon, ison heauton poiarōntos to theo.… God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
isas“consistent”subjectnominative singular1×
Mark 14:59“consistent”kai oude houtōs isas ate tas marturias autoiu.But even their testimony was inconsistent.
isan“same”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 11:17ei oun tan isan dōrean dōata autoi tos theos hōs …So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed …
isoin“equal”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 20:12… tois eschatois henan hōran poiala, kai isoin autoin ni poiasa toi bastazarantoi tem …… said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the …
isais“consistent”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 14:56“consistent”pollois gar pseudomarturale kata autou, kai isais tais marturiais ouk ale.For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.
iseim“equal”subject or objectdirect plural3×
Luke 6:34“as much”… hamartōlois hamartōloi daneizalō hina apolabaleia teim iseim.… you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
Philippians 2:6“equal”… huparcharōntos ouk harpagmon hēgeta tem arō iseim theo,Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to …
Revelation 21:16… tem platem kai tem hupsem autau iseim atō.… rod, and all its dimensions were equal — 12,000 stadia in length and width and …