noun · neuter
onomem
Strong’sG3686
name, character, reputation
stem onom-229 times in the New Testamentin 19 of 27 books5 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Name, in the ordinary sense: the word by which a person or thing is called or known 1234. This covers simply stating what someone is named, giving a name to someone, or referring to someone "by name" 13. In one case the word is also used for a name that exists in contrast to the underlying reality, as when someone has a name for something without the substance behind it 1.
By extension, name stands for everything the name implies about a person — their authority, rank, character, or reputation 124. In this sense, to act or speak "in the name of" someone is to act on their authority or on their behalf, and the "name" of God or of Christ can stand for the divine attributes themselves, so that praising, believing in, blaspheming, or calling upon "the name" means engaging with the person's authority and character, not merely uttering a word 1.
The word can also mean cause, ground, or reason, similar to a pretext or basis for something 1.
In later Greek usage, an individual person could also be called an "onoma," so that a group of "names" simply means a group of people 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ὄνομα, -τος, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3686 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect ὄνῠμα Refs; Laconian dialect *ἔνυμα probably in proper nouns Ἐνυμακρατίδας Refs; poetry also (for the sake of meter) οὔνομα (see.below), which appears regularly in codices of Refs 5th c.BC+, and sometimes in other Ionic dialect prose authors (variant in Refs 5th c.BC+, but is probably not Ionic; Ionic dialect Inscrr. have only ὄνομα, Refs 8th c.BC+ et saep.:—name of a person or thing, in Refs 8th c.BC+ always of a person, except ἐρέω δέ τοι οὔνομα λαῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; Ἀρήτη δ᾽ ὄνομ᾽ ἐστὶν ἐπώνυμον Refs 8th c.BC+ is used absolutely, by name, πόλις ὄ. Καιναί Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀνόματι λέγειν by name, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ὄνομα by name, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους κατ᾽ ὄ. each by his name, NT
2 ὄ. τίθεσθαι or θέσθαι τινί give one a name, Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, ὄ. κεῖταί τινιRefs; ὄ. ἐστι or κεῖται ἐπί τινι, Refs 5th c.BC+; so ὄ. φέρειν or ἐπιφέρειν ἐπί τι, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 ὄνομα καλεῖν τινα call one by name, εἴπ᾽ ὄνομ᾽, ὅττι σε κεῖθι κάλεον Refs 8th c.BC+:—so in passive, ὄ. δ᾽ ὠνομάζετο Ἕλενος Refs 5th c.BC+; reversely, ὄνομα καλεῖν τινι give a name to, Refs 5th c.BC+
II name, fame, Ἰθάκης γε καὶ ἐς Τροίην ὄνομ᾽ ἵκει Refs 8th c.BC+; ὄ. ἔχειν or σχεῖν ἀπό τινος, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ὀνόματι εἶναι to have a name, to be notable, Refs 2nd c.BC+notably, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III a name and nothing else, opposed to the real person or thing, ἵνα μηδ᾽ ὄνομ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀνθρώποισι λίπηται Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to ἔργον, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀνόματι διαφέρεσθαι dispute about a word, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 false name, pretence, pretext, ὀνόματι ἐννόμῳ ξυμμαχίας under the pretence.., Refs 5th c.BC+
IV in periphrastic phrases, ὄ. τῆς σωτηρίας, ={σωτηρία}, Refs 5th c.BC+: with the names of persons, periphrastic for the person, ὦ φίλτατον ὄ. Πολυνείκους Refs
IV.2 of persons, ὄχλος ὀνομάτων NT; ἕτερα ὀ. ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ.. πέμψαι Wilcken Refs 2nd c.AD+; in Accountancy, both of persons and things (cf. Latin nomen), Refs 4th c.BC+; βαρέσαι τὸ ἐμὸν ὄ. charge my account, Refs 2nd c.AD+; in registers of titledeeds, etc., οἰκίας οὐ κειμένης ἐν ὀνόματι τῆς ἀποδομένης not booked under the name of the seller, Refs 3rd c.AD+; ὀνόματι ἰδιωτικῆς under the head of private land, Refs 4th c.AD+; δικαιώματα.. ἑκάστῳ ὀνόματι παράκειται Refs 2nd c.AD+; in tax-receipts, ἔσχον ὀνόματος Σομτοῦς on account of Refs 5th c.BC+
V phrase, expression, especially of technical terms, ὀ. τὰ ἐν τῇ ναυτικῇ Refs 5th c.BC+
VI Grammars, word, opposed to ῥῆμα (expression), Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἰλλαίνειν ὄ. the word ἰλλαίνειν, Refs 2nd c.AD+
VI.2 noun, opposed to ῥῆμα (verb, predicate), Refs 5th c.BC+; as one of five parts of speech, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὄ. κύριον a proper name, opposed to προσηγορικόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; also of adjectives, Refs 2nd c.AD+. (Cf. Gothic namo, genitive namins, Latin nōmen, Sanskrit nāma.)
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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Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | onomem37×ὄνομα | onomeim4×ὀνόματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | onomeu17×ὀνόματος | onomeiu2×ὀνομάτων |
| to, for dative | onome95×ὀνόματι | onomei |
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
onome 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.
229 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
onomem“name”subject or objectdirect singular37×, 23 shown
Matthew 6:9… tos en toi ouranoi; hagiazitar tem onomem su,… Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Mark 5:9kai eperōtate auton; Tinem onomem si? kai legatō auto; Legiōnas onomem …“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion …
Mark 5:9… onomem si? kai legatō auto; Legiōnas onomem mi, hoti pollois anō;… is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we …
Mark 6:14… basilevos Hērōdos, fanerem gar geneta tem onomem autou, kai legale hoti Iōannos tos …… Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people …
Mark 14:32“named”Kai ercholō eis chōriem heu tem onomem Gethsēmani, kai legatō toi mathētoi autou; …Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here …
Luke 1:5“name”… ek taiu thugatraiu Aarōn, kai tem onomem autau Elisabet.… belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
Luke 1:26… theou eis polan tau Galilaiau ha onomem Nazareth… Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Luke 1:27“name”pros parthenan mnēsteuorēntan andro ho onomem Iōsēf ek oikou David, kai tem …to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name …
Luke 1:27… Iōsēf ek oikou David, kai tem onomem tau parthenau Mariam.… house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
Luke 1:49… megeim tos dunatos, kai hagiem tem onomem autou,… things for me. Holy is His name.
Luke 1:63… aitarantos pinakidiem grafata legarōntos; Iōannos atō onomem autou. kai thaumazala pantois.… for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all …
Luke 2:21… teu peritemara auton, kai kalita tem onomem autou Iēsus, tem kalirantem hupo tou …… passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before …
Luke 2:25“name”… idou anthrōpos ate en Ierousalēm ho onomem Sumeōn, kai tos anthrōpos houtos dikaios …Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy …
Luke 8:30… de auton tos Iēsus; Tinem si onomem atō? tos de legata; Legiōnas, hoti …“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because …
Luke 8:41kai idou erchata andros ho onomem Iairos, kai houtos archontos tau sunagōgau …Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ …
Luke 11:2… Hotan proseuchoveiō, legavōr; Patror, hagiazitar tem onomem su; erchatar tas basileias su;… pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Luke 24:13… apecharōntan stadioin hexēkonta apo Ierousalēm, ha onomem Emmaouas,… them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
John 1:6Geneta anthrōpos apostelorēntos para theou, onomem auto Iōannos;… who was sent from God. His name was John.
John 3:1… de anthrōpos ek toiu Farisaioiu, Nikodēmos onomem auto, archontos toiu Ioudaioiu;… was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
John 18:10… tem ōtariem tem dexem. ate de onomem to doulo Malchos.… off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Acts 3:16… hon theōravō kai oidavē stereoata tem onomem autou, kai tas pistias tas dia …By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you …
Acts 4:12… alloso oudeno tas sōtērēas, oude gar onomem atō heterem hupo ton ouranon tem …… else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by …
Acts 13:6… andron tinon magon pseudoprofēton Ioudaion ho onomem Bariēsu,… a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
onomeu“name”of, belonging togenitive singular17×
Matthew 19:29“name’s”… ē tekneim ē agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim labeti kai zōan aiōnian …… or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Luke 21:12… epi basilevoin kai hēgemonoin heneken teu onomeu mu;… persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the …
Acts 3:16kai epi ta pistia teu onomeu autou houton hon theōravō kai oidavē …… been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through …
Acts 4:30… sēmeim kai terateim genorō dia teu onomeu tou hagiou paidou su Iēsu.… perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 5:41… teu sunedrieu hoti kataxiila huper teu onomeu atimazira;… worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Acts 8:12… tau basileiau tou theou kai teu onomeu Iēsu Christou, baptizole androis tē kai …… the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized …
Acts 9:16… auto hoseim datō auton huper teu onomeu mu paschara.… much he must suffer for My name.”
Acts 10:43… marturalō, afesian hamartaiu labara dia teu onomeu autou panton ton pisteuarōnton eis auton.… receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
Acts 15:26… paradōarēntoi tain psuchain autoiu huper teu onomeu tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou.… have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 21:13… eis Ierousalēm hetoimōs echamō huper teu onomeu tou kuriou Iēsu.… to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Romans 1:5… en pantei tei ethnei huper teu onomeu autou,… Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to …
1 Corinthians 1:10Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir, dia teu onomeu tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou hina …… appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that …
Ephesians 1:21… kai dunamiau kai kuriotau kai panteu onomeu onomazorōnteu ouk monem en to aiōno …… authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in …
3 John 1:7huper gar teu onomeu exerchala mēdenem labarōntois apo toiu ethnikoiu.… went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
Revelation 13:17… teu thēreu ē ton arithmon teu onomeu auteu.… beast or the number of its name.
Revelation 14:11… ei tinos labatō tem charagmem teu onomeu auteu.… who receives the mark of its name.”
Revelation 15:2… auteu kai ek tou arithmou teu onomeu auteu stēarēntoin epi tan thalassan tan …… image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
onome“name”to, fordative singular95×, 24 shown
Matthew 7:22… hēmera; Kurior kurior, ouk te se onome profēteuana, kai te se onome daimoneim …… did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out …
Matthew 7:22… se onome profēteuana, kai te se onome daimoneim ekbalana, kai te se onome …… in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many …
Matthew 7:22“name”… onome daimoneim ekbalana, kai te se onome dunamiain pollain poiana?… in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Matthew 12:21kai te onome autou ethneim elpizali.In His name the nations will put their hope.”
Matthew 18:5… decheteia henem paidiem toioutem epi te onome mu, min dechotō.… little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Matthew 21:9… huio David; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome kuriou; Hōsanna en tei hupsistei.… is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the …
Matthew 23:39… an legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome kuriou.… is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Matthew 24:5pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōntois; Mis amō tos christos, …For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and …
Matthew 27:32Exerchorōntois de heuriskala anthrōpon Kurēnaion onome Simōnon; houton angareuala hina airateia ton …… they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to …
Mark 5:22kai erchotō henos toiu archisunagōgoiu, onome Iairos, kai horarantos auton piptatō pros …A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he …
Mark 9:37… teiu toiouteiu paidieiu decheteia epi te onome mu, min dechotō; kai hos an …… of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me …
Mark 9:38… Iōannos; Didaskalor, horana tinon en te onome su ekbalarōnton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton, …… else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him …
Mark 9:39… atō hos poiati dunamian epi te onome mu kai duneti tachu kakologara min;… who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil …
Mark 9:41… an potizateia vin potēriem hudeu en onome hoti christou avō, amēn legamō vi …… of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you …
Mark 11:9… krazale; Hōsanna; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome kuriou;… is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Mark 13:6pollois ercheli epi te onome mu legarōntois hoti Mis amō, kai …Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will …
Mark 16:17… toi pisteuarantoi houteim parakolouthati, en te onome mu daimoneim ekbalali, glōssai lalali kainai,… accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they …
Luke 1:5… Hērōdou basilevou tau Ioudaiau hierevos tinos onome Zacharios ek efēmeriau Abia, kai gunaikas …… of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly …
Luke 1:59… paidiem, kai kalale autem epi te onome tou patrou autou Zacharion.… the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
Luke 1:61… tau sungeneiau su hos kalotō te onome houte.… among your relatives who bears this name.”
Luke 5:27… meta houteim exerchata kai theaseta telōnon onome Levion kathorōnton epi tem telōniem, kai …… out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth …
Luke 9:48… decheteia houtem tem paidiem epi te onome mu min dechotō, kai hos an …… welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me …
Luke 9:49… legata; Epistator, horana tinon en te onome su ekbalarōnton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton …… someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him …
Luke 10:17… teim daimoneim hupotassotō ni en te onome su.… demons submit to us in Your name.”
onomeim“names”subject or objectdirect plural4×
Matthew 10:2toiu de dōdeka apostoloiu teim onomeim atō houteim; prōtos Simōnos tos legorōntos …These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon …
Luke 10:20… vi hupotassotō, chairavōr de hoti teim onomeim vu engrafotē en toi ouranoi.… to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Philippians 4:3… toiu loipoiu sunergoiu mu, hoiu teim onomeim en bibla zōau.… rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
Revelation 11:13“names”… piptata, kai apoktenila en to seismo onomeim anthrōpoiu chiliadais hepta, kai tois loipois …… city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of …
onomeiu“names”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Acts 1:15“names”… toiu adelfoiu legata ate tē ochlos onomeiu epi tem autem hōs hekaton eikosi;… up among the brothers ( a gathering of about a hundred and twenty ) and said,
Acts 18:15… de zētēmeim atō peri logou kai onomeiu kai nomou tou kata vin, horevi …… is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it …
onomem24×
Matthew 1:21tikteti de huion kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iēsun, autos gar sōzati ton …… you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His …
Matthew 1:23“name”… kai tikteti huion, kai kalali tem onomem autou Emmanouēl; hem atō methermēneuorōntem Meta …… with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” ( which means, “God with us”).
Matthew 1:25… hou tiktata huion; kai kalata tem onomem autou Iēsun.… Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
Matthew 10:22… evi misorōntois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu; tos de hupomenarantos eis telem …… hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to …
Matthew 10:41“name”tos dechorōntos profēton eis onomem profētou misthon profētou labeti, kai tos …Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a …
Matthew 10:41“name”… labeti, kai tos dechorōntos dikaion eis onomem dikaiou misthon dikaiou labeti.… prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:42“name”… mikroiu houtoiu potēriem psuchreu monon eis onomem mathētou, amēn legamō vi, ouk mē …… even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will …
Matthew 18:20… ē treis sunagorēntois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei amō en mese autoiu.… or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 24:9… hupo panteiu teiu ethneiu dia tem onomem mu.… by all nations because of My name.
Matthew 28:19… teim ethneim, baptizarōntois autoin eis tem onomem tou patrou kai tou huiou kai …… all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the …
Mark 3:16“name”kai poiata toin dōdeka, kai epitithata onomem to Simōno Petron,These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
Mark 13:13… evi misorōntois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu. tos de hupomenarantos eis telem …… hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to …
Luke 1:13… gennati huion si, kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iōannon;… you are to give him the name John.
Luke 1:31… kai tiktesi huion, kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iēsun.… you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Luke 6:22… vin kai oneidizaleia kai ekbalaleia tem onomem vu hōs ponērem heneka tou huiou …… and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son …
Luke 21:17… evi misorōntois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu.… hated by everyone because of My name.
John 1:12… theou genera, toi pisteuarōntoi eis tem onomem autou,… to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become …
John 2:23… ta heorta, pollois pisteuala eis tem onomem autou, theōrarōntois autou teim sēmeim heim …… was doing and believed in His name.
John 3:18… krinotē, hoti mē pisteuatē eis tem onomem tou monogenou huiou tou theou.… he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
John 10:3… kai teim idieim probateim fōnatō kata onomem kai exagatō auteim.… He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 12:28patror, doxazasar su tem onomem. erchata oun fōnas ek tou ouranou; …Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven …
John 15:21… panteim poiali eis vin dia tem onomem mu, hoti ouk oidalē ton pemparanton …… you like this because of My name, since they do not know the …
John 17:6Fanerama su tem onomem toi anthrōpoi hoin dōasa mi ek …I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me …
John 17:26kai gnōrizama autoi tem onomem su kai gnōrizami, hina tas agapas …And I have made Your name known to them and will continue …
onomeim6×
Mark 3:17“name”… adelfon tou Iakōbou kai epitithata autoi onomeim Boanērges, hem atō Huiois Brontau,… and his brother John ( whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
Revelation 3:4alla echasō oligeim onomeim en Sardiai heim ouk molunala teim …But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled …
Revelation 13:1… diadēmeim, kai epi tain kefalain auteu onomeim blasfēmiau.… crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Revelation 17:3… gunaikan kathorōntan epi thērem kokkinem, gemarōnteim onomeim blasfēmiau, echarōntos kefalain hepta kai kerateim …… beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten …
Revelation 21:12… epi toi pulōnoi angeloin dōdeka, kai onomeim epigraforēnteim heim atō taiu dōdeka fulaiu …… with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel …
Revelation 21:14… themelioin dōdeka, kai epi autoiu dōdeka onomeim toiu dōdeka apostoloiu teu arnieu.… city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the …