ἄνθρωπος

ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ,

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

man:

1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Joh 16,21 with art., Matt 4,4; 12,35, Mark 2,27, Joh 2,25, Rom 7,1, al; disting. from God, Matt 19,6, Joh 10,33, Kol 3,23, al.; from animals, etc., Matt 4,19, Luk 5,10, Åb 9,4, al.; implying human frailty and imperfection, 1 Kor 3,4 σοφία ἀνθρώπων, 1 Kor 2,5 ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Pet 4,2 κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖν, 1 Kor 3,3 κατὰ ἄ. λέγειν (λαλεῖν), Rom 3,5, 1 Kor 9,8; κατὰ ἄ- λέγειν, Gal 3,15 (cf. 1 Kor 15,32, Gal 1,11); by meton., of man's nature or condition, ὁ ἔσω (ἔξω) ἄ., Rom 7,22, Ef 3,16, 2 Kor 4,16 (cf. 1 Pet 3,4); ὁ παλαιὸς, καινὸς, νέος ἄ., Rom 6,6, Ef 2,15; 4,22, 24 Kol 3,9, 10; joined with another subst., ἄ. ἔμπορος, a merchant, Matt 13,45 (WH, txt. om. ἄ.); οἰκοδεσπότης, Matt 13,52 βασιλεύς, 18:23; φάγος, 11:19; with name of nation, Κυρηναῖος, Matt 27,32 Ἰουδαῖος, ApG 21,39 Ῥωμαῖος, ApG 16,37 pl. οἱ ἄ., men, people: Matt 5,13, 16 Mark 8,24, Joh 4,28; οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων, Mark 11,2, 1 Tim 6,16.

2. Indef., ἄ. = τις, some one, a man: Matt 17,14, Mark 12,1, al.; τις ἄ., Matt 18,12, Joh 5,5, al.; indef. one (Fr. on), Rom 3,28, Gal 2,16, al.; opposite to women, servants, etc., Matt 10,36; 19,10, Joh 7,22, 23.

3. Definitely, with art., of some particular person; Matt 12,13, Mark 3,5, al.; οὗτος ὁ ἄ., Luk 14,30 ὁ ἄ οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος, Mark 14,71, Matt 12,45; ὁ ἄ. τ. ἀνομίας, 2 Thess 2,3 ἄ τ. θεοῦ (of Heb. אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים), 1 Tim 6,11, 2 Tim 3,17, 2 Pet 1,21; ὁ υἰὸς τοῦ ἀ., see: υἱός.

SYN.: ἀνήρ, which see (and cf. MM, VGT, 44; Cremer, 103, 635).