Strong G2184ἐφήμερος
daily
- Transliteration
- ephēmeros
- Pronunciation
- ef-ay'-mer-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐφ-ήμερος, -ον
(ἐπί, ἡμέρα),
1. lasting for a day.
2. daily, for the day: Jas.2:15.†
(AS)
(ἐπί, ἡμέρα),
1. lasting for a day.
2. daily, for the day: Jas.2:15.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2184 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- daily1
First verses
- James 2:15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐφήμερ-ος, ον,
Doric dialect ἐπάμ- [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.95, “fragment” 182)] (ἐφαμ- [Refs (“I.” 7(6).40, “fragment” 157))]: (ἡμέρα):—more common form of ἐφημέριος, especially in Prose, living but a day: hence, short-lived, τερπνόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “I.” [same place]; τύχαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 866, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 45; ὄλβος οὐ βέβαιος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” [558]; ἐ. σώματα καὶ χρήματα ἡγεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.53; χρῆσις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1252b16; ἐ. καὶ προπετῆ βίον 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 382; τὸ ἐ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1096b5; ἐ. πᾶν τὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἀγαθόν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 489.)]
2 of men, ἐφήμεροι creatures of a day, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.95, 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 1.3, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 83; ὦ τάλας ἐφάμερε 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 157; ὦφήμερε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 223; ὦ φίλοι καὶ ἀτεχνῶς ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 923a.)]
II for the day, daily, πυρετός [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.55; τροφή 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 8.41, NT.Jam.2.15, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 62.17. compare 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.32 (_plural_); γυμνασία 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 1.4; πράξεις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pseudol.” 17; δαπάνη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 16, etc.)]: neuter plural as adverb, once a day, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus “Eup.” 1.9.)]
III φάρμακον ἐ. killing on the same day, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 31.)]
Doric dialect ἐπάμ- [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.95, “fragment” 182)] (ἐφαμ- [Refs (“I.” 7(6).40, “fragment” 157))]: (ἡμέρα):—more common form of ἐφημέριος, especially in Prose, living but a day: hence, short-lived, τερπνόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “I.” [same place]; τύχαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 866, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 45; ὄλβος οὐ βέβαιος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” [558]; ἐ. σώματα καὶ χρήματα ἡγεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.53; χρῆσις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1252b16; ἐ. καὶ προπετῆ βίον 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 382; τὸ ἐ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1096b5; ἐ. πᾶν τὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἀγαθόν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 489.)]
2 of men, ἐφήμεροι creatures of a day, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.95, 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 1.3, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 83; ὦ τάλας ἐφάμερε 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 157; ὦφήμερε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 223; ὦ φίλοι καὶ ἀτεχνῶς ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 923a.)]
II for the day, daily, πυρετός [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.55; τροφή 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 8.41, NT.Jam.2.15, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 62.17. compare 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.32 (_plural_); γυμνασία 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 1.4; πράξεις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pseudol.” 17; δαπάνη 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 16, etc.)]: neuter plural as adverb, once a day, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus “Eup.” 1.9.)]
III φάρμακον ἐ. killing on the same day, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 31.)]