ἀνήρ

ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ;]

a man, Lat. vir.

1. As opposite to a woman, ApG 8,12, 1 Tim 2,12; as a husband, Matt 1,16, Joh 4,16, Rom 7,2, Tit 1,6.

2. As opposite to a boy or infant, 1 Kor 13,11, Ef 4,13, Jak 3,2.

3. In appos. with a noun or adj., as ἀ. ἁμαρτωλός, Luk 5,8 ἀ. προφήτης, 24:19; frequently in terms of address, as ἀ. ἀδελφοί, ApG 1,16 and esp. with gentilic names, as ἀ. Ἰουδαῖος, ApG 22,3 ἀ. Ἐφέσιοι, 19:35.

4. In general, a man, a male person: = τις, Luk 8,41, ApG 6,11.

SYN.: ἄνθρωπος, which see (cf. MM, VGT, see word).