Strong's Lexicon
G2471
G2471 — ἰσότης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2471 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἰσότης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from ??? |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | isotes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-sot'-ace |
| Meaning: | 1. likeness (in condition or proportion) 2. (by implication) equity |
| KJV Renderings: | equal(-ity) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἰσότης, ἰσότητος, ἡ (ἴσος);
1. equality: ἐξ ἰσότητος (cf. ἐκ, V. 3) by equality, 2Co 8:13 (14), equivalent to ὅπως γένηται ἰσότης, 14.
2. equity, fairness, what is equitable, joined with τό δίκαιον: Col 4:1. (Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, others; (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians, the passage cited, yet per contra Meyer).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἰσότης (equal(-ity))
2 Corinthians 8:14
- KJV: that their abundance also may be for your want that there may be equality
- GK: αλλ΄ εξ ισότητος εν τω νυν καιρώ το υμών περίσσευμα εις το εκείνων υστέρημα ίνα και το εκείνων περίσσευμα γένηται εις το υμών υστέρημα όπως γένηται ισότης
Colossians 4:1
- KJV: Masters give unto servants that which is just and equal knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven
- GK: οι κύριοι το δίκαιον και την ισότητα τοις δούλοις παρέχεσθε ειδότες ότι και υμείς έχετε κύριον εν ουρανοίς