Strong's Lexicon
G2082
G2082 — ἐσώτερος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2082 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐσώτερος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | comparative of G2080 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | esoteros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | es-o'-ter-os |
| Meaning: | 1. interior |
| KJV Renderings: | inner, within |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐσώτερος, ἐσωτέρᾳ, ἐσώτερον (comparative of ἔσω (cf. Buttmann, 28 (24f))), inner: Act 16:24; τό ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος, the inner space which is behind the veil, i. e. the shrine, the Holy of holies, said of heaven by a figurative expression drawn from the earthly temple, Heb 6:19.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐσώτερος (inner)
Acts 16:24
- KJV: Who having received such a charge thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks
- GK: ος παραγγελίαν τοιαύτην ειληφώς έβαλεν αυτούς εις την εσωτέραν φυλακήν και τους πόδας αυτών ησφαλίσατο εις το ξύλον
Hebrews 6:19
- KJV: Which we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast and which entereth into that within the veil
- GK: ην ως άγκυραν έχομεν της ψυχής ασφαλή τε και βεβαίαν και εισερχομένην εις το εσώτερον του καταπετάσματος