For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
ἀνήρ
Vocabulary form:
ajnhvr, ajndrovV, oJ
Definition:
man, male, husband
Frequency:
216
GK:
467
Root:
ajndr
Cognates:
Androgynous (ajndrovgunh) is being both male and female (i.e., hermaphroditic).
Mnemonics:
In some cultures, only a man can be an heir.
Notes:
See the Appendix for the full paradigm of this word (n-3f[2c]). It is similar to the pattern of pathvr.
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 2:22 | “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — |
| Acts 2:29 | My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried and his tomb is with us to this day. |
| Acts 2:37 | Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, “My (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), what shall we do?” |
| Acts 3:2 | And a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) lame from the womb of his mother was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called the “Beautiful Gate” to ask alms from those entering into the temple. |
| Acts 3:12 | When Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? |
| Acts 3:14 | But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked that a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) who was a murderer be released to you, |
| Acts 4:4 | And many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) came to about five thousand. |
| Acts 5:1 | Now a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property, |
| Acts 5:9 | And Peter said to her, “Why is it that you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who buried your husband (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) are at the door, and they will carry you out.” |
| Acts 5:10 | And she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in and found her dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 5:14 | and more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) and women, |
| Acts 5:25 | And someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” |
| Acts 5:35 | And he said to them, “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you intend to do. |
| Acts 5:36 | For before these days there rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was someone, and a number of (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc), about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all, as many as followed him, were dispersed, and the movement came to nothing. |
| Acts 6:3 | Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to carry out this responsibility. |
| Acts 6:5 | And the proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. |
| Acts 6:11 | Then they secretly talked some men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) into saying, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” |
| Acts 7:2 | And Stephen said: “My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, |
| Acts 7:26 | On the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them to be at peace, saying, ‘Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), you are brothers. Why are you hurting one another?’ |
| Acts 8:2 | Devout men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. |
| Acts 8:3 | But Saul was making havoc of the church; entering house after house, he dragged off both men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) and women and put them in prison. |
| Acts 8:9 | Now there was a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) named Simon, who had been practicing magic in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great. |
| Acts 8:12 | But when they believed Philip as he preached about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) and women. |
| Acts 8:27 | And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc), a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship |
| Acts 9:2 | and requested from him letters to Damascus addressed to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of the Way, men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) or women, he should bring them bound to Jerusalem. |
| Acts 9:7 | The men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. |
| Acts 9:12 | and in a vision he has seen a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” |
| Acts 9:13 | But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man (andros | ἀνδρός | gen sg masc), how much harm he did to your saints at Jerusalem. |
| Acts 9:38 | Since Lydda is near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) to him urging him, “Do not delay in coming to us.” |
| Acts 10:1 | There was a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion from the cohort that was called the Italian, |
| Acts 10:5 | And now send men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) to Joppa and send for a man named Simon who is called Peter. |
| Acts 10:17 | Now while Peter was perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate |
| Acts 10:19 | As Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) are looking for you. |
| Acts 10:21 | And Peter went down to the men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?” |
| Acts 10:22 | And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) and one who fears God, who is well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.” |
| Acts 10:28 | And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man (andri | ἀνδρί | dat sg masc) who is a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another race, but God showed me that I should call no person common or unclean. |
| Acts 10:30 | And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house, and behold, a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) stood before me in bright clothing |
| Acts 11:3 | saying, “You went to a house of uncircumcised men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) and ate with them.” |
| Acts 11:11 | And behold, at that very moment three men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) arrived at the house, in which we were, sent from Caesarea to me. |
| Acts 11:12 | And the Spirit told me to go with them without hesitating. And with me went also these six brothers, and we went into the house of the man (andros | ἀνδρός | gen sg masc). |
| Acts 11:20 | But there were some of them, men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. |
| Acts 11:24 | for he was a good man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc), full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord. |
| Acts 13:6 | When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a certain man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc), a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, |
| Acts 13:7 | who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man (andri | ἀνδρί | dat sg masc). This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God. |
| Acts 13:15 | After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), if there is any among you with a word of encouragement for the people, say it.” |
| Acts 13:16 | So Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand, said, “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel and you who fear God, listen: |
| Acts 13:21 | Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. |
| Acts 13:22 | After removing him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he said by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) after my heart, who will do everything I want him to.’ |
| Acts 13:26 | “My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent. |
| Acts 13:38 | Therefore let it be known to you, my brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), that through this one forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you; and from all from which you could not be set free by the law of Moses, |