Strong's Lexicon

G3682

G3682 — Ὀνήσιμος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekOnesimosName PersonOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G3682
Word:Ὀνήσιμος
Part of Speech:Name Person
Etymology:from G3685
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:Onesimos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:on-ay'-sim-os
Meaning:1. profitable 2. Onesimus, a Christian
KJV Renderings:Onesimus

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Ὀνήσιμος, Ὀνησίμου, (i. e. profitable, helpful; from ὄνησις profit), Onesimus, a Christian, the slave of Philemon: Phm 1:10; Col 4:9. (Cf. Lightfoots Commentary, introduction, Hackett in B. D.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

Ὀνήσιμος (Onesimus)

Colossians 4:9

KJV: With Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother who is of you They shall make known unto you all things which here
GK: συν Ονησίμω τω πιστώ και αγαπητώ αδελφώ ος εστιν εξ υμών πάντα υμίν γνωριούσι τα ώδε

Philemon 1:10

KJV: I beseech thee for my son Onesimus whom I have begotten in my bonds
GK: παρακαλώ σε περί του εμού τέκνου ον εγέννησα εν τοις δεσμοίς μου Ονήσιμον
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