For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἷς
Vocabulary form:
εἷς
Definition:
one
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
345
GK:
1651
Cognates:
A hendiadys is a figure of speech in which two nouns describe one thing. It is from the phrase e}n dia; duoi:n, meaning "one thing by means of two."
Henotheism is the belief in one God while allowing for the existence of other gods.
Mnemonics:
When I ace in tennis, I only serve once.
Mnemonic Singing:
To Thee great One in Three,
eternal praises be.
Biblical Concordance
| 1 Timothy 2:5 | For there is one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) God, and one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) mediator between God and people; a person, Christ Jesus, |
| 1 Timothy 3:2 | Therefore, it is necessary for an overseer to be above reproach: a man of one (mias | μιᾶς | gen sg fem) woman, clear-minded, self-controlled, dignified, hospitable, skilled in teaching, |
| 1 Timothy 3:12 | Deacons each should be men of one (mias | μιᾶς | gen sg fem) woman, managing children and their own households well. |
| 1 Timothy 5:9 | Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years old, a woman of one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) man, |
| Titus 1:6 | if anyone is above reproach, a man of one (mias | μιᾶς | gen sg fem) woman, having believing children, not open to the charge of debauchery or being rebellious. |
| Titus 3:10 | Avoid the factious person after a first (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) and second warning, |
| Hebrews 2:11 | For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) origin. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers, |
| Hebrews 10:12 | But when this priest had offered a single (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, |
| Hebrews 10:14 | because by a single (mia | μιᾷ | dat sg fem) offering he has perfected for all time those who are being made holy. |
| Hebrews 11:12 | And so it was that from this one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) man, and he was already impotent, there were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven in number and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the shore of the sea |
| Hebrews 12:16 | that no one becomes immoral and profane like Esau, who gave up his inheritance rights in return for a single (mias | μιᾶς | gen sg fem) meal. |
| James 2:10 | For whoever keeps the entire law yet fails at a single point (heni | ἑνί | dat sg neut) has become guilty of the law as a whole. |
| James 2:19 | You believe that God is one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc); you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder. |
| James 4:12 | There is only one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) who is the lawgiver and judge — the one who is able to save and to destroy; so who are you to be judging your neighbor? |
| 2 Peter 3:8 | But do not let this one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) thing (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) escape your notice, dear friends, that one (mia | μία | nom sg fem) day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years are as a single (mia | μία | nom sg fem) day. |
| 1 John 5:8 | the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in accord (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut). |
| Revelation 4:8 | And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And day or night they never rest, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come!” |
| Revelation 5:5 | Then one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” |
| Revelation 6:1 | Then I watched as the Lamb opened one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) of the seven seals, and I heard one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg neut) of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” |
| Revelation 7:13 | Then one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of the elders addressed me, saying, “These dressed in white robes — who are they and where did they come from?” |
| Revelation 8:13 | Then I looked, and I heard an (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth because of the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” |
| Revelation 9:12 | The first (mia | μία | nom sg fem) woe has passed; behold, two woes are yet to come after this. |
| Revelation 9:13 | The sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, |
| Revelation 13:3 | One (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) of the beast’s heads appeared to have been mortally wounded, but his deadly wound had been healed. The whole world marveled as they followed the beast. |
| Revelation 15:7 | Then one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever; |
| Revelation 17:1 | Then one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters. |
| Revelation 17:10 | five have fallen, one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) is, the other has not yet come; and when he does come, he must remain for only a brief time. |
| Revelation 17:12 | And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who as yet have not received royal power, but will receive ruling authority as kings for one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) hour, along with the beast. |
| Revelation 17:13 | These are of one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) mind and will hand over their power and authority to the beast. |
| Revelation 17:17 | for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing together to turn over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. |
| Revelation 18:8 | Therefore her plagues will come in a single (mia | μιᾷ | dat sg fem) day — death and mourning and famine. And she will be consumed with fire, for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” |
| Revelation 18:10 | They will stand at a distance in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! O great city, Babylon the mighty city! For in a single (mia | μιᾷ | dat sg fem) hour your judgment has come.” |
| Revelation 18:17 | For in a single (mia | μιᾷ | dat sg fem) hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin.” And every sea captain and everyone who travels by sea, sailors and those who make their living from the sea, stood at a distance |
| Revelation 18:19 | And they threw dust on their heads and cried out as they wept and mourned, saying, “Alas, alas, O great city by which all who had ships at sea grew rich from her prosperity! For in a single (mia | μιᾷ | dat sg fem) hour she has been brought to ruin. |
| Revelation 18:21 | Then a (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a huge millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying, “With this kind of violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and never again will it be found! |
| Revelation 19:17 | Then I saw an (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) angel standing in the sun, and he called with a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, |
| Revelation 21:9 | Then came one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” |
| Revelation 21:21 | The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was made of a single (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) pearl. And the main street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. |
Mnemonics
heis mia hen mnemonic
If you want to be an ACE in Tennis, beat MIA in track, and be a superstar IN (HEN) football, then realize this: you only get ONE chance.