ἄρρην, ἄρσην arrēn, arsēn · G0730
male
ἄρσην (ἄρρην, T, in Rom.1:27; Rec. in Rev.12:5, 13) -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ἄρσεν, τό ; (old Attic for ἄρρην, see supr.; both forms are found in π.; MM, see word), [in LXX chiefly for זָכָר ; ] ; male: Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.2:23, Rom.1:27, Gal.3:28, Rev.12:5, 13.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἄρσην, ὁ, ἡ, ἄρσεν, τό, ; genitive ἄρσενος, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and Trag.: Attic dialect ἄρρην []: Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect, Epid., and [] ἔρσην, which see; ἀρσ- prevails in LXX and NT, ἀρρ- is more common in Papyrus (exc. Papyrus Mag.): nominative ἄρσης []:—male, μήτε τις οὖν θήλεια θεὸς.. μήτε τις ἄρσην[]; γονή[] the male, []; οἱ ἄρσενες the male sex, []; 2 masculine, []: metaphorically, mighty, κτύπος ἄρσην πόντου[]; of plants, robust, coarse, opposed to θῆλυς (tender, …
Where it's used 9 times
Matthew 19:4 · Mark 10:6 · Luke 2:23 · Romans 1:27 · Galatians 3:28 · Revelation 12:5 · Revelation 12:13 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G0730; TFLSJ G0730
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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