The meaning of “ἄῤῥην”
Understanding árrhēn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from αἴρω male, man. - male (as stronger for lifting)
ἄῤῥην
probably from αἴρω male, man. - male (as stronger for lifting)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 19:4 | “And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,” Word: ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) | |
| Mark 10:6 | “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.” Word: ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) | |
| Luke 2:23 | “(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)” Word: ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) | |
| Romans 1:27 | “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” Word: ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) | |
| Galatians 3:28 | “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Word: ἄῤῥην (árrhēn) |