Strong G1538ἕκαστος
each
- Transliteration
- hekastos
- Pronunciation
- hek'-as-tos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
As if a superlative of ἕκας hekas (afar);
each or every: - any both each (one) every (man one woman) particularly.
each or every: - any both each (one) every (man one woman) particularly.
Detailed definition
1. every, every one, each, each one , Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος they went home every one of them , (Iliad by Homer); ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε (Xenophon Historicus):—;the singular is also put in apposition with a pl. Noun, Τρῶας ἕκαστον ὑπήλυθε τρόμος (for Τρώων ἕκαστον)) fear seized them every one , (Iliad by Homer)
2. in plural all and each one , (Homer)
3. more definitely, εἷς ἕκαστος, Lat. unusquisque, every single one, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—; καθ᾽ ἕκαστον singly, by itself , Lat. singulatim, (Plato Philosophus), etc.
4. ὡς ἕκαστοι each by himself , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
2. in plural all and each one , (Homer)
3. more definitely, εἷς ἕκαστος, Lat. unusquisque, every single one, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—; καθ᾽ ἕκαστον singly, by itself , Lat. singulatim, (Plato Philosophus), etc.
4. ὡς ἕκαστοι each by himself , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
In the Bible
Strong G1538 appears in 78 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- man34
- one16
- every12
- let4
- of2
- to2
- unto2
- both1
- each1
- particular1
- particularly1
- them1
First verses
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Matthew 18:35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
- Matthew 25:15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- Matthew 26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
- Mark 13:34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
- Luke 2:3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
- Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
- Luke 6:44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
- Luke 13:15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
- Luke 16:5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
- John 6:7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
- John 7:53And every man went unto his own house.
- John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- John 19:23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
- Acts 2:3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
- Acts 2:6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
- Acts 2:8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
- Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
- Acts 4:35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἕκαστος, η, ον,
each, opposed to the whole body, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.805, etc.: _sing._ with _plural_ Verb, ἔβαν οἶκόνδε ἕκαστος)] they went home each to his own house,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1.606; δεδμήμεσθα ἕκαστος 5.878, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.158)]; so in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 785, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 327e, etc.; ὅτι ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε ἀγαθόν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 3.3)]: singular in apposition with plural Noun or pronoun, which expresses the whole, Τρῶας δὲ τρόμος αἰνὸς ὑπήλυθε γυῖα ἕκαστον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.215; ὔμμι..ἑκάστῳ 15.109; αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες..θαύμαζον..ἑκάστη 18.496, etc.; Περσίδες δ᾽.. ἑκάστα..λείπεται 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 135 (Lyric poetry))]; αἱ ἄλλαι πᾶσαι [τέχναι] τὸ αὑτῆς ἑκάστη ἔργον ἐργάζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 346d, compare “Grg.” 503e)]; ὅστις ἕκαστος every one which.. (nisi to be read ὥς τις), [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 459.)]
2 the Article is sometimes added to the substantive (so regularly in earlier Attic dialect Inscrr., [Refs (“IG” 12.22.14, +others, except ἑκάστου μηνός [prev. work]6.125) with which ἕκαστος agrees, in which case ἕκαστος is commonly put first, καθ᾽ ἑ. τὴν ἡμέραν)] every single day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.211, etc.; περὶ ἑ. τῆς τέχνης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274e)]: also following the substantive, κατὰ τὸν οξπλίτην ἕκαστον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.49; κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ἑκάστην [prev. author] 6.63, +others)]
II in plural, all and each severally, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.550, +others, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 932, etc.)]; οἷστισιν ἑκάστοις to whichsoever severally, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 799a.)]
II.2 each of two or more groups or parties, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.164, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.169, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 491, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.77, etc.)]
III strengthened by the addition of other Prons., εἷς ἕ. (see. εἷς); εἷς τις ἕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 262)]; ἕκαστός τις each one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.92, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.45, etc.; ταῦτα ἕκαστα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.13, etc.; αὔθ᾽ ἕκαστα)]all in exact detail, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 950.)]
III.2 with Preps., especially κατά, καθ᾽ ἕκαστον singly, by itself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 188a, +others; καθ᾽ ἕ. καὶ σύμπαντα [prev. author] “Sph.” 259b)]; τὸ καθ᾽ ἕ., τὰ καθ᾽ ἕκαστα, particulars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 189a6, “EN” 1143b4, +others)]; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον, παρ᾽ ἕκαστα, in every case, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.82.5, 3.57.4, etc.; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον καὶ ἔργον καὶ λόγον διδάσκοντες 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d)]; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον λέγων constantly interjecting, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 48.)]
III.3 ὡς ἕκαστοι each by himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.79, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.15, etc.: in _sing._, τῶν δὲ ὡς ἑκάστῳ θύειν θέλει 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.98; οὐχ ὡς ἕ. ἀλλὰπάντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1292a12, compare 1283b34.)]
IV later, ={ἑκάτερος}, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.2 codices (ϝέκαστος “Leg.Gort.” 1.9, +others, “Schwyzer” 409.4 (from Elis), “IG” 9(1).334.9 (from Locris). Apptly. connected with ἑκάς by 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 423.))]
each, opposed to the whole body, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.805, etc.: _sing._ with _plural_ Verb, ἔβαν οἶκόνδε ἕκαστος)] they went home each to his own house,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1.606; δεδμήμεσθα ἕκαστος 5.878, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.158)]; so in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 785, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 327e, etc.; ὅτι ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε ἀγαθόν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 3.3)]: singular in apposition with plural Noun or pronoun, which expresses the whole, Τρῶας δὲ τρόμος αἰνὸς ὑπήλυθε γυῖα ἕκαστον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.215; ὔμμι..ἑκάστῳ 15.109; αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες..θαύμαζον..ἑκάστη 18.496, etc.; Περσίδες δ᾽.. ἑκάστα..λείπεται 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 135 (Lyric poetry))]; αἱ ἄλλαι πᾶσαι [τέχναι] τὸ αὑτῆς ἑκάστη ἔργον ἐργάζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 346d, compare “Grg.” 503e)]; ὅστις ἕκαστος every one which.. (nisi to be read ὥς τις), [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 459.)]
2 the Article is sometimes added to the substantive (so regularly in earlier Attic dialect Inscrr., [Refs (“IG” 12.22.14, +others, except ἑκάστου μηνός [prev. work]6.125) with which ἕκαστος agrees, in which case ἕκαστος is commonly put first, καθ᾽ ἑ. τὴν ἡμέραν)] every single day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.211, etc.; περὶ ἑ. τῆς τέχνης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274e)]: also following the substantive, κατὰ τὸν οξπλίτην ἕκαστον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.49; κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ἑκάστην [prev. author] 6.63, +others)]
II in plural, all and each severally, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.550, +others, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 932, etc.)]; οἷστισιν ἑκάστοις to whichsoever severally, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 799a.)]
II.2 each of two or more groups or parties, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.164, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.169, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 491, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.77, etc.)]
III strengthened by the addition of other Prons., εἷς ἕ. (see. εἷς); εἷς τις ἕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 262)]; ἕκαστός τις each one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.92, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.45, etc.; ταῦτα ἕκαστα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.13, etc.; αὔθ᾽ ἕκαστα)]all in exact detail, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 950.)]
III.2 with Preps., especially κατά, καθ᾽ ἕκαστον singly, by itself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 188a, +others; καθ᾽ ἕ. καὶ σύμπαντα [prev. author] “Sph.” 259b)]; τὸ καθ᾽ ἕ., τὰ καθ᾽ ἕκαστα, particulars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 189a6, “EN” 1143b4, +others)]; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον, παρ᾽ ἕκαστα, in every case, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.82.5, 3.57.4, etc.; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον καὶ ἔργον καὶ λόγον διδάσκοντες 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d)]; παρ᾽ ἕκαστον λέγων constantly interjecting, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 48.)]
III.3 ὡς ἕκαστοι each by himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.79, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.15, etc.: in _sing._, τῶν δὲ ὡς ἑκάστῳ θύειν θέλει 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.98; οὐχ ὡς ἕ. ἀλλὰπάντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1292a12, compare 1283b34.)]
IV later, ={ἑκάτερος}, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.2 codices (ϝέκαστος “Leg.Gort.” 1.9, +others, “Schwyzer” 409.4 (from Elis), “IG” 9(1).334.9 (from Locris). Apptly. connected with ἑκάς by 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 423.))]