The meaning of “ἅπαξ”
Understanding hápax reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from ἅπας once. - one (or a single) time (numerically or conclusively)
ἅπαξ
probably from ἅπας once. - one (or a single) time (numerically or conclusively)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Corinthians 11:25 | “Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;” Word: ἅπαξ (hápax) | |
| Hebrews 9:28 | “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. ” Word: ἅπαξ (hápax) | |
| 1 Peter 3:20 | “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” Word: ἅπαξ (hápax) | |
| Jude 1:5 | “I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.” Word: ἅπαξ (hápax) |