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Lexicon :: Strong's G1538 - hekastos

Aa
ἕκαστος
Transliteration
hekastos (Key)
Pronunciation
hek'-as-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
As if a superlative of hekas (afar)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἕκαστος hékastos, hek'-as-tos; as if a superlative of ἕκας hékas (afar); each or every:—any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x

The KJV translates Strong's G1538 in the following manner: every man (39x), every one (20x), every (17x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x
The KJV translates Strong's G1538 in the following manner: every man (39x), every one (20x), every (17x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. each, every

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἕκαστος hékastos, hek'-as-tos; as if a superlative of ἕκας hékas (afar); each or every:—any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.
STRONGS G1538:
ἕκαστος, -η, -ον, Sept. for אִישׁ, [from Homer down], each, every;
a. joined to a substantive: ἕκαστον δένδρον, Luke 6:44; ἑκάστῳ στρατιώτῃ, John 19:23; κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, every month, Revelation 22:2 [not Rec.]; καθ’ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν, Hebrews 3:13; cf. Winers Grammar, 111 (106); Buttmann, § 127, 30. preceded by εἷς, Latin unusquisque, every one: with a substantive, Ephesians 4:16; Revelation 22:2 Rec.
b. used substantively: John 7:53 [Rec.]; Acts 4:35; Romans 2:6; Galatians 6:4, etc.; once plural ἕκαστοι: Revelation 6:11 Rec. With a partitive genitive added: ἡμῶν, Romans 14:12; ὑμῶν, Luke 13:15; 1 Corinthians 1:12; Hebrews 6:11; αὐτῶν, John 6:7 [R G]; τῶν σπερμάτων, 1 Corinthians 15:38. εἷς ἕκαστος, every one (see εἷς, 4 b.): without a partitive genitive, Acts 20:31; Colossians 4:6; with a partitive genitive, Luke 4:40; Acts 2:3; Acts 17:27; 1 Corinthians 12:18, etc. ἕκαστος, when it denotes individually, every one of many, is often added appositively to nouns and pronouns and verbs in the plural number, (Matthiae, ii., p. 764f; [Winers Grammar, 516 (481); Buttmann, 131 (114)]): ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος, Acts 2:8; σκορπισθῆτε ἕκαστος, John 16:32; ἐπορεύοντο πάντες..., ἕκαστος..., Luke 2:3; add, Acts 3:26; 1 Peter 4:10; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 20:13; likewise εἷς ἕκαστος, Acts 2:6; Acts 21:26; ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ’ ἕνα ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἀγαπάτω, you one by one, each one of you severally, Ephesians 5:33. In imitation of the Hebrew, ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ (לְאָחִיו אִישׁ, Genesis 26:31), Matthew 18:35; μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ (אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ אִישׁ, Judges 6:29, etc.), Ephesians 4:25, cf. Hebrews 8:11 Rec.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
26:31
Judges
6:29
Matthew
18:35
Luke
2:3; 4:40; 6:44; 13:15
John
6:7; 7:53; 16:32; 19:23
Acts
2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 3:26; 4:35; 17:27; 20:31; 21:26
Romans
2:6; 14:12
1 Corinthians
1:12; 12:18; 15:38
Galatians
6:4
Ephesians
4:16; 4:25; 5:33
Colossians
4:6
Hebrews
3:13; 6:11; 8:11
1 Peter
4:10
Revelation
5:8; 6:11; 20:13; 22:2; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1538 matches the Greek ἕκαστος (hekastos),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in '1Co' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12 - Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” or “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” or “I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter),” or “I am [a disciple] of Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5 -

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Just servants through whom you believed [in Christ], even as the Lord appointed to each his task.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:8 - He who plants and he who waters are one [in importance and esteem, working toward the same purpose]; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:10 -

According to the [remarkable] grace of God which was given to me [to prepare me for my task], like a skillful master builder I laid a foundation, and now another is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:13 - each one’s work will be clearly shown [for what it is]; for the day [of judgment] will disclose it, because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality and character and worth of each person’s work.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2 - But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:7 - I wish that all the people were as I am; but each person has his own gift from God, one of this kind and one of that.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:17 -

Only, let each one live the life which the Lord has assigned him, and to which God has called him [for each person is unique and is accountable for his choices and conduct, let him walk in this way]. This is the rule I make in all the churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:20 - Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:24 - Brothers, let each one remain with God in that condition in which he was [when he was] called.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:21 - for when you eat, each one hurries to get his own supper first [not waiting for others or the poor]. So one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:7 - But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:11 - All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:18 - But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:26 -

What then is the right course, believers? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation (disclosure of special knowledge), a tongue, or an interpretation. Let everything be constructive and edifying and done for the good of all the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected with incorruptible, immortal bodies] at His coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:38 - But God gives it a body just as He planned, and to each kind of seed a body of its own [is given].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:2 - On the first day of every week each one of you is to put something aside, in proportion to his prosperity, and save it so that no collections [will need to] be made when I come.
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