King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2239
Transliteration: ēthos
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-thos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: custom
Meaning: custom
ἦθος, ᾔθεος (ἐθους), τό (akin to ἔθος, probably from ἘΩ, whence ἧμαι, έ῾ζω (cf. Vanicek, p. 379));
Word Summary
ēthos: custom
Original Word: ἦθοςTransliteration: ēthos
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-thos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: custom
Meaning: custom
Strong's Concordance
manners. A strengthened form of ethos; usage, i.e. (plural) moral habits -- manners.
see GREEK ethos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2239: ἦθοςἦθος, ᾔθεος (ἐθους), τό (akin to ἔθος, probably from ἘΩ, whence ἧμαι, έ῾ζω (cf. Vanicek, p. 379));
1. a customary abode, dwelling-place, haunt, customary state (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, others).
2. custom, usage (cf. German Sitzen,Sitte); plural τά ἤθη morals, character (Latinmores) 1 Corinthians 15:33 from Menander; cf. Menander fragment, Meineke edition, p. 75. (Sir. 20:26 (25); 4 Macc. 1:29; 2:7, 21.)