King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1485
Transliteration: ethos
Phonetic Spelling: (eth'-os)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Meaning: custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
ἔθος, ἐθεος (ἦθος), τό, from Aeschylus (Agam. 728 (?); better from Sophocles) down, custom: Luke 22:39; ἔθος ἐστι τίνι followed by an infinitive, John 19:40; Acts 25:16; Hebrews 10:25; contextually, usage prescribed by law, institute, prescription, rite: Luke 1:9; Luke 2:42; Acts 16:21; Acts 21:21; Acts 26:3; Acts 28:17; περιτέμνεσθαι τῷ ἔθει Μωϋσέως, Acts 15:1; ἀλλάξει τά ἔθη ἅ παρέδωκε Μωϋσῆς, Acts 6:14.
Word Summary
ethos: custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Original Word: ἔθοςTransliteration: ethos
Phonetic Spelling: (eth'-os)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Meaning: custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Strong's Concordance
custom, mannerFrom etho; a usage (prescribed by habit or law) -- custom, manner, be wont.
see GREEK etho
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1485: ἔθοςἔθος, ἐθεος (ἦθος), τό, from Aeschylus (Agam. 728 (?); better from Sophocles) down, custom: Luke 22:39; ἔθος ἐστι τίνι followed by an infinitive, John 19:40; Acts 25:16; Hebrews 10:25; contextually, usage prescribed by law, institute, prescription, rite: Luke 1:9; Luke 2:42; Acts 16:21; Acts 21:21; Acts 26:3; Acts 28:17; περιτέμνεσθαι τῷ ἔθει Μωϋσέως, Acts 15:1; ἀλλάξει τά ἔθη ἅ παρέδωκε Μωϋσῆς, Acts 6:14.