adjective
isos
Greekἴσος (isos)
Strong’sG2470
equal, identical
stem is-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Every form
| 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
ison“equal”objectaccusative singular1×
John 5:18“equal”dia houtem oun mallon zētale auton tois Ioudaiois apokteinara hoti ouk monem luate tem sabbatem, alla kai patēron idion legate ton theon, ison heauton poiarōtos to theo.Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling 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 11:17“same”ei oun tan isan dōrean dōata autoi tos theos hōs kai ni pisteuaratoi epi ton kurion Iēsun Christon, mis tinos eme dunatos kōluara ton theon?So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
isoin“equal”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 20:12“equal”legarōtois; Houtois tois eschatois henan hōran poiala, kai isoin autoin ni poiasa toi bastazaratoi tem barem tau hēmerau kai ton kausōnon.‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
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”kai ean daneizaveia para hoiu elpizavō lambara, poias vi charias atō? kai hamartōlois hamartōloi daneizalō hina apolambaleia teim iseim.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
Philippians 2:6“equal”hos en morfa theou huparcharōtos ouk harpagmon hēgeta tem arō iseim theo,Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Revelation 21:16“equal”kai tas politas tetragōnas keietō, kai tem mēkem autau hosem tem platem. kai metrata tan politan to kalamo epi stadioin dōdeka chiliadaiu; tem mēkem kai tem platem kai tem hupsem autau iseim atō.The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal — 12,000 stadia in length and width and height.