ἀρετή aretē · G0703

virtue

ἀρετή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX, in sing.: Hab.3:3, Zec.6:13 (הוֹד), in pl.: Isa.42:8, 12 43:21 63:7 (תְּהִלָּה), Wis.4:1 5:13 8:7 2:1-24; 4Mac.2.2 * ; ] ; prop., whatever procures pre-eminent estimation for a person or thing, in Hom. any kind of conspicuous advantage. Later confined by philos. writers to intrinsic eminence-moral goodness, virtue; (a) of God: 2Pe.1:3; (b) of men: Php.4:8, 2Pe.1:5; pl. (Isa, Es, ll. with), excellencies: 1Pe.2:9 (the usage appears to be a survival of an early comprehensive sense in which the original idea is blended with the impression which it makes on others, i.e. praise, renown; see Hort, 1 Pe., 129. Deiss., BS, 95 f., thinks it means manifestations of divine …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀρετή [ᾰ], ἡ, ; goodness, excellence, of any kind, in [] especially of manly qualities, ποδῶν ἀρετὴν ἀναφαίνων[]; so of the gods, τῶν περ καὶ μείζων ἀ. τιμή τε βίη τε[]; also of women, []; ἀ. εἵνεκα for valour, [] displayed brave deeds, []; b later, of the gods, chiefly in plural, glorious deeds, wonders, miracles, []: also in singular, ὄψιν ἰδοῦσα ἀρετὴν τῆς θεοῦ[]; 2 generally, excellence, ἡ ἀ. τελείωσίς τις[]; of persons, ἄνδρα πὺξ ἀρετὰν εὑρόντα[]: in plural, forms of excellence, μυρίαι …

Where it's used 5 times

Philippians 4:8 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Peter 1:3 · 2 Peter 1:5 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G0703; TFLSJ G0703

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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