noun · masculine
thōmaos
GreekΘωμᾶς (thōmas)
Strong’sG2381
Thomas
stem thōma-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Θωμᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. תְּאוֹם, a twin; cf. δίδυμος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2381 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtho-mas'
the twin; Thomas, a Christian
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare );
King JamesThomas.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | thōmaos8×Θωμᾶς | thōmaois |
| object accusative | thōmaon2×Θωμᾶν | thōmaoin |
| direct address vocative | thōmaor | thōmaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | thōmaou | thōmaoiu |
| to, for dative | thōmao1×Θωμᾷ | thōmaoi |
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
thōmao 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
thōmaos“Thomas”subjectnominative singular8×
Matthew 10:3“Thomas”Filippos kai Bartholomaios, Thōmaos kai Mathaios tos telōnos, Iakōbos tos tou Halfaiou kai Thaddaios,Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
John 11:16“Thomas”legata oun Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos toi summathētoi; Aganeiō kai nis hina apothnēskaneia meta autou.Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
John 14:5“Thomas”legatō auto Thōmaos; Kurior, ouk oidanē pou hupagasō; pōs dunenō tan hodan oidarē?“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
John 20:24“Thomas”Thōmaos de henos ek toiu dōdeka, tos legirōtos Didumos, ouk ate meta autoiu hote erchata Iēsus.Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
John 20:26“Thomas”Kai meta hēmerain oktō palin ale esō tois mathētois autou kai Thōmaos meta autoiu. erchetō tos Iēsus taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu, kai histanata eis tem mesem kai legata; Eirēnas vi.Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
John 20:28“Thomas”apokrinita Thōmaos kai legata auto; Tor kurior mu kai tor theor mu.Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
John 21:2“Thomas”ale homou Simōnos Petros kai Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos kai Nathanaēl tos apo Kana tau Galilaiau kai tois tou Zebedaiou kai allois ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
Acts 1:13“Thomas”kai hote eiserchala, eis tem huperōem anabainala hou ale katamenarōtois, tos tē Petros kai Iōannos kai Iakōbos kai Andreos, Filippos kai Thōmaos, Bartholomaios kai Mathaios, Iakōbos Halfaiou kai Simōnos tos zēlōtos kai Ioudaos Iakōbou.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
thōmaon“Thomas”objectaccusative singular2×
Mark 3:18“Thomas”kai Andreon kai Filippon kai Bartholomaion kai Mathaion kai Thōmaon kai Iakōbon ton tou Halfaiou kai Thaddaion kai Simōnon ton KananaionAndrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
Luke 6:15“Thomas”kai Mathaion kai Thōmaon kai Iakōbon Halfaiou kai Simōnon ton kalirōton ZēlōtonMatthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
thōmao“Thomas”to, fordative singular1×
John 20:27“Thomas”eita legatō to Thōmao; Ferasōr ton daktulon su hōde kai horasar tain cheirain mu, kai ferasōr tan cheiran su kai ballasar eis tan pleuran mu, kai mē ginesōr apistos alla pistos.Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”