Greek · G240 · unreviewed

ἀλλήλων

One another

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ἀλλήλων G240

Pronunciation allḗlōn

What does ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn) mean in the Bible?

ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn) is a Greek word meaning "one another". ἀλλήλων (genitive pl.

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Meaning

one another

Extended definition

Reciprocal pronoun expressing mutual action between two or more parties, never subjects acting alone

(ἄλλος), of one another, mutually: Mat.25:32, Mrk.4:41, Jhn.13:22, al.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 25:32 · Luke 23:12 · John 5:44 · John 6:43 · John 11:56 · John 13:14 · John 16:19 · Acts 15:39 · Rom 2:15 · Rom 12:5 · 1 Cor 12:25 · Gal 5:15 · Gal 6:2 · Eph 4:2 · Eph 4:25 · Col 3:13 20×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 9:50 · Luke 7:32 · John 13:35 · Acts 19:38 · Rom 1:12 · Rom 15:5 · Gal 5:13 · Gal 5:26 · Eph 5:21 · Jas 5:16 · 1 Pet 5:5 · Rev 11:10 12×

Dative · Plural · Neuter Gal 5:17 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:10 · Mark 4:41 · Mark 8:16 · Mark 9:34 · Mark 15:31 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 6:11 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 12:1 · Luke 20:14 · Luke 24:14 · Luke 24:17 · Luke 24:32 · John 4:33 · John 6:52 67×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Ephesians 4:25-32 one another allḗlōn Genitive · Plural · Masculine

Mutual ethical conduct among believers, speaking truth and showing forgiveness reciprocally

Ephesians 4:1-6 one another allḗlōn Genitive · Plural · Masculine

Reciprocal bearing with patience and love to maintain unity in the church community

Romans 13:8-14 one another allḗlōn

Mutual fulfillment of the law through loving neighbors reciprocally, summarizing all commandments

Romans 15:7-13 one another allḗlōn

Believers welcoming and accepting each other mutually as Christ accepted them

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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