442. anthrópinos
Strong's Lexicon
anthrópinos: Human, pertaining to man

Original Word: ἀνθρώπινος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: anthrópinos
Pronunciation: an-thro'-pee-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (anth-ro'-pee-nos)
Definition: Human, pertaining to man
Meaning: belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine).

Word Origin: Derived from ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), meaning "man" or "human."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anthrópinos," the concept is often related to the Hebrew word אָדָם (adam), which means "man" or "mankind."

Usage: The Greek adjective "anthrópinos" is used to describe something that is characteristic of or pertaining to humans. It often emphasizes the human aspect or nature of something, distinguishing it from the divine or supernatural. In the New Testament, it is used to highlight the limitations, weaknesses, or ordinary nature of human beings in contrast to God's power and wisdom.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "anthrópinos" would have been understood in the context of the philosophical discussions about the nature of humanity. Greek philosophers often debated the essence of human nature, contrasting it with the divine. In the Jewish context, the term would have been used to emphasize the distinction between God's holiness and human fallibility.

HELPS Word-studies

442 anthrṓpinos (from 444 /ánthrōpos, "mankind, relating to human nature") – properly, human ("of mankind/human-kind"); (figuratively) what is limited (finite), i.e. confined to human effort (experience).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from anthrópos
Definition
human
NASB Translation
human (5), human terms (1), such as is common to man (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 442: ἀνθρώπινος

ἀνθρώπινος, ἀνθρωπίνῃ, ἀνθρώπινον (ἄνθρωπος), (from Herodotus down), human; applied to things belonging to men: χεῖρες, Acts 17:25 L T Tr WH; φύσις, James 3:7; or instituted by men: κτίσις, (which see 3), 1 Peter 2:13; adjusted to the strength of man: πειρασμός (R. V. a temptation such as than can bear), 1 Corinthians 10:13 (cf. Neander (and Heinrici) at the passage; Pollux 3, 27, 131 οὐκ ἄν τίς ὑπομενειεν, οὐκ ἄν τίς ἐνέγκῃ ... τό δέ ἐναντίον, κοῦφον, ἐυφορον, ὀιστον, ἀνθρώπινον, ἀνεκτον). Opposite to divine things, with the implied idea of defect or weakness: 1 Corinthians 2:4 Rec.; 13 (σοφία, originating with man); 1 Corinthians 4:3 (ἀνθρωπίνῃ ἡμέρα the judicial day of men, i. e. human judgment). ἀνθρώπινον λέγω, Romans 6:19 (I say what is human, speak as is usual among men, who do not always suitably weigh the force of their words; by this expression the apostle apologizes for the use of the phrase δουλωθῆναι τῇ δικαιοσύνη).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
human, common to man.

From anthropos; human -- human, common to man, man(-kind), (man-)kind, men's, after the manner of men.

see GREEK anthropos

Forms and Transliterations
ανθρωπινη ανθρωπίνη ἀνθρωπίνῃ ανθρωπινης ανθρωπίνης ἀνθρωπίνης ανθρωπινον ανθρώπινον ἀνθρώπινον ανθρωπινος ανθρώπινος ανθρώπινός ἀνθρώπινος ανθρωπίνου ανθρωπινων ανθρωπίνων ἀνθρωπίνων anthropine anthrōpinē anthropínei anthrōpínēi anthropines anthropínes anthrōpinēs anthrōpínēs anthropinon anthropínon anthrōpinon anthrōpinōn anthrōpínōn anthrṓpinon anthropinos anthrōpinos anthrṓpinos
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 17:25 Adj-GMP
GRK: ὑπὸ χειρῶν ἀνθρωπίνων θεραπεύεται προσδεόμενός
NAS: is He served by human hands,
INT: by hands of men is served as needing

Romans 6:19 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἀνθρώπινον λέγω διὰ
NAS: I am speaking in human terms because
KJV: I speak after the manner of men because
INT: Humanly I speak on account of

1 Corinthians 2:13 Adj-GFS
GRK: ἐν διδακτοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις
NAS: taught by human wisdom,
KJV: the words which man's wisdom
INT: in taught of human wisdom words

1 Corinthians 4:3 Adj-GFS
GRK: ἢ ὑπὸ ἀνθρωπίνης ἡμέρας ἀλλ'
NAS: by you, or by [any] human court;
KJV: or of man's judgment: yea,
INT: or by man's court But

1 Corinthians 10:13 Adj-NMS
GRK: εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος πιστὸς δὲ
NAS: has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God
KJV: but such as is common to man: but
INT: if not what belongs to man faithful moreover

James 3:7 Adj-DFS
GRK: φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ
NAS: and has been tamed by the human race.
INT: species of the human

1 Peter 2:13 Adj-DFS
GRK: Ὑποτάγητε πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ
NAS: to every human institution,
KJV: ordinance of man for
INT: Be in subjection to every human institution for the sake of

Strong's Greek 442
7 Occurrences


ἀνθρωπίνῃ — 2 Occ.
ἀνθρωπίνης — 2 Occ.
ἀνθρωπίνων — 1 Occ.
ἀνθρώπινον — 1 Occ.
ἀνθρώπινος — 1 Occ.

















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