For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἷς
Vocabulary form:
ei|V, miva, e{n
Definition:
one
Frequency:
345
GK:
1651
Root:
eJn
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.
Verse:
They are no longer two but εἷς flesh. (Matt 19:6)
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 5:18 | I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) iota or one (mia | μία | nom sg fem) little stroke will pass from the law until everything takes place. |
| Matthew 5:19 | Therefore whoever relaxes one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches others, this person will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 5:29 | If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away for it is better for you to lose a (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. |
| Matthew 5:30 | And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away for it is better for you to lose a (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. |
| Matthew 5:36 | Nor shall you take an oath by your head, because you cannot make a single (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) hair white or black. |
| Matthew 5:41 | And whoever compels you to go one (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) mile, go with him two. |
| Matthew 6:24 | “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) and despise the other. You cannot serve God and possessions. |
| Matthew 6:27 | And which of you by being anxious can add a single (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) cubit to his height? |
| Matthew 6:29 | but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his royal splendor was clothed like one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) of these. |
| Matthew 8:19 | A (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) scribe came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” |
| Matthew 9:18 | As he was saying these things a (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live again.” |
| Matthew 10:29 | Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. |
| Matthew 10:42 | And whoever, because he is a disciple, gives one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, I tell you the truth, he will by no means lose his reward.” |
| Matthew 12:11 | But he said to them, “What man is there among you who has only one (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? |
| Matthew 13:46 | and when he found one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it. |
| Matthew 16:14 | And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) of the prophets.” |
| Matthew 17:4 | And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters here — one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) for you, one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) for Moses, and one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) for Elijah.” |
| Matthew 18:5 | And whoever welcomes a (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) child like this in my name welcomes me. |
| Matthew 18:6 | But whoever causes one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far out at sea. |
| Matthew 18:10 | “See that you do not despise one (henos | ἑνός | gen sg masc) of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 18:12 | What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the slopes and go in search of the one that has wandered off? |
| Matthew 18:14 | In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that even one (hen | ἕν | nom sg neut) of these little ones should perish. |
| Matthew 18:16 | But if he does not listen, take one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) or two others with you so that every matter may be confirmed on the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 18:24 | And when he had begun to settle them, a man (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him. |
| Matthew 18:28 | But that same servant then went out and found one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ |
| Matthew 19:5 | And he added, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) flesh.’ |
| Matthew 19:6 | So then they are no longer two, but one (mia | μία | nom sg fem) flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no one must separate.” |
| Matthew 19:16 | A (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) young man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?” |
| Matthew 19:17 | And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” |
| Matthew 20:12 | saying, ‘These last worked but one (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ |
| Matthew 20:13 | But he answered one (heni | ἑνί | dat sg masc) of them, saying, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me to work for a denarius? |
| Matthew 20:21 | And he said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) at your right hand and one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) at your left, in your kingdom.” |
| Matthew 21:19 | And seeing a (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) fig tree by the road, he went over to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away. |
| Matthew 21:24 | Jesus answered them, saying, “I also will ask you one (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) question, and if you give me an answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| Matthew 22:35 | and one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of them, an expert in the law, wanted to test him, and asked, |
| Matthew 23:8 | But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have but one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) teacher, and you are all brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And do not call anyone on earth your ‘father,’ for you have but one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) Father, and he is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:10 | Nor should you be called ‘instructors,’ because Christ is your only (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) instructor. |
| Matthew 23:15 | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over land and sea to gain a single (hena | ἕνα | acc sg masc) convert; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
| Matthew 24:40 | At that time two men will be in the field; one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) will be taken and the other (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) left. |
| Matthew 24:41 | Two women will be grinding at the mill; one (mia | μία | nom sg fem) will be taken and the other (mia | μία | nom sg fem) left. |
| Matthew 25:15 | To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) — to each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. |
| Matthew 25:18 | But the servant who had received the one (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. |
| Matthew 25:24 | Then the one who had received the one (hen | ἕν | acc sg neut) talent also came, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were an unscrupulous man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you scattered no seed; |
| Matthew 25:40 | And the King will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did it to one (heni | ἑνί | dat sg masc) of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ |
| Matthew 25:45 | Then he will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did not do it to one (heni | ἑνί | dat sg masc) of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ |
| Matthew 26:14 | Then one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the ruling priests |
| Matthew 26:21 | And as they were eating he said, “I tell you the truth, one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) of you will betray me.” |
| Matthew 26:22 | And they were greatly distressed and began to say to him one (heis | εἷς | nom sg masc) after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” |
| Matthew 26:40 | Then he went to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, could you men not keep watch with me for a single (mian | μίαν | acc sg fem) hour? |
Mnemonics
An ace is worth one.
An ace is worth one.