Word

ἦθος

ēthos · G2239 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

custom, habit

A pattern of behavior more or less fixed by tradition and generally sanctioned by the society

Examples
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

How it’s used In 2 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

χρηστόςkind, good 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

φθείρωto destroy 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

τρόπος trópos · G5158 · manner, way, life: τρόπος denotes manner of life or deportment, overlapping with ἦθος in referring to habitual conduct or moral character.
ἀναστροφή anastrophḗ · G391 · to live, to conduct oneself, to behave: ἀναστροφή specifically refers to conduct or manner of life, closely parallel to ἦθος in denoting habitual moral behavior (1 Peter 1:15, 'in all your conduct').

In the other Testament 1 word

דֶּרֶךְ derek · H1870 · road, way, path: Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ (derek) in its abstract sense denotes 'manner of life, conduct, moral habit,' serving as a natural translation equivalent for ἦθος when referring to habitual behavior or moral character (e.g., Proverbs 5:6, 'the way of life').

Semantic domains 1 entry

Custom, habit41.25: In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul warns, “Bad company corrupts good morals,” using this word for an established, customary pattern of conduct.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἔθω éthō · G1486 · to be in the habit of, to carry out a custom, to maintain a tradition · 4×ἔθος éthos · G1485 · custom, habit · 12×συνήθεια synḗtheia · G4914 · custom, habit · 3×ἐθίζω ethízō · G1480 · to be in the habit of, to carry out a custom, to maintain a tradition · 1×ἦθοςēthos · G2239

Also from the root ἔθω

κακοήθεια kakoḗtheia · G2550 · evil disposition, malice · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ᾔθεος (ἐθους), τό (akin to ἔθος, probably from ἘΩ, whence ἧμαι, έ῾ζω (cf. Vanicek, p.…

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 Cor 15:33 from Menander; cf. Menander fragment, Meineke edition, p. 75. (Sir. 20:26 (25); 4 Macc. 1:29; 2:7, 21.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Custom, Tradition1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0