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GreekG1538Adjective

ἕκαστος

hekastos

77Occurrences
G1538Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

each or every

as if a superlative of (afar);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.every, every one, each, each one, Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, *ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος *they went home every one of them, (Iliad by Homer); *ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε *(Xenophon Historicus):—;the singular is also put in apposition with a pl. Noun, *Τρῶας ἕκαστον ὑπήλυθε τρόμος *(for Τρώων ἕκαστον)) fear seized them every one, (Iliad by Homer)
2.in plural all and each one, (Homer)
3.more definitely, εἷς ἕκαστος, Lat. unusquisque, every single one, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—; *καθ᾽ ἕκαστον *singly, by itself, Lat. singulatim, (Plato Philosophus), etc.
4.*ὡς ἕκαστοι *each by himself, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἕκαστος appears 77 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
20
Acts
11
Revelation
7
Ephesians
5
Luke
5
Romans
5
Hebrews
4
Matthew
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:12BSB

What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

1 Corinthians 7:2BSB

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Acts 2:6BSB

And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

Galatians 6:5BSB

For each one should carry his own load.

Matthew 18:35BSB

That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.