noun · masculine
onēsiforos
GreekὈνησίφορος (onēsiforos)
Strong’sG3683
Onesiphorus
stem onēsifor-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ὀνησίφορος, -ου, ὁ
(i.e. bringing advantage),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3683 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | onēsiforos | onēsiforois |
| object accusative | onēsiforon | onēsiforoin |
| direct address vocative | onēsiforor | onēsiforoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | onēsiforou2×Ὀνησιφόρου | onēsiforoiu |
| to, for dative | onēsiforo | onēsiforoi |
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
onēsiforo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
onēsiforou“Onesiphorus”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Timothy 1:16“Onesiphorus”dōatoia elesem tos kurios to Onēsiforou oiko, hoti pollakis min anapsuchata, kai tan halusian mu ouk epaischunita;May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
2 Timothy 4:19“Onesiphorus”Aspazesar Priskan kai Akulaon kai ton Onēsiforou oikon.Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.