730. arrén

Strong's Lexicon

arrén: Male, man

Original Word: ἄρρην
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: arrén
Pronunciation: ar-rane'
Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-hrane)
Definition: Male, man
Meaning: male.

Word Origin: Derived from a presumed derivative of 142 (airo, meaning "to lift" or "to take up")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is זָכָר (zakar), Strong's Hebrew 2145, which also denotes the male gender.

Usage: The Greek word "ἄρρην" (arrén) is used in the New Testament to denote the male gender, often in contrast to female. It is used to describe men or male children, emphasizing the biological and social distinctions between genders as understood in the biblical context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, gender roles were clearly defined, with males typically holding positions of authority and responsibility in both the family and society. The biblical texts reflect these cultural norms, often highlighting the roles and responsibilities of men in religious, familial, and societal contexts. The use of "arrén" underscores the importance of male lineage and inheritance in Jewish and early Christian traditions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
variant reading for arsén, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 730: ἄρρην

ἄρρην, see ἄρσην.

STRONGS NT 730: ἄρσηνἄρσην, ἄρσενος, ὁ, ἄρσεν, τό, also (according to R G in Revelation 12:5, 13, and in many editions, that of Tischendorf included, in Romans 1:27a; cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. i., p. 78; (Winer's Grammar, 22)) ἄρρην, ἀρρενος, ὁ, ἀρρεν, τό (from Homer down), male: Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; Luke 2:23; Romans 1:27; Galatians 3:28; Revelation 12:5, 13 (where Lachmann reads ἀρσεναν; on which Alex. form of the accusative cf. Winers Grammar, 48 (47f); 66 (64); Mullach, p. 22 (cf. p. 162); Buttmann, 13 (12); (Sophocles Lexicon, Introduction, p. 36; Tdf. Proleg., p. 118; Müller's note on the Epistle of Barnabas 6, 2 [ET], p. 158; WHs Appendix, p. 157 L Scrivener, Collation etc., p. liv.)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

male, man.

Arsen (ar'-sane) probably from airo; male (as stronger for lifting) -- male, man.

see GREEK airo

Forms and Transliterations

άρρενα άρρενες αρσεν άρσεν ἄρσεν αρσενα άρσενα ἄρσενα αρσενες άρσενες ἄρσενες άρσενι άρσενος άρσεσι αρσεσιν ἄρσεσιν άρσην arsen ársen arsena ársena arsenes ársenes arsesin ársesin

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 19:4 N-ANS
GRK: ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ
KJV: made them male and female,
INT: [them] from [the] beginning male and female

Mark 10:6 N-ANS
GRK: ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ
KJV: made them male and female.
INT: [the] beginning of creation male and female

Luke 2:23 N-NNS
GRK: ὅτι Πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν
KJV: Every male that openeth the womb
INT: That every male opening a womb

Romans 1:27 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἄρσενες ἀφέντες τὴν
KJV: also the men, leaving
INT: also the males having left the

Romans 1:27 N-NMP
GRK: εἰς ἀλλήλους ἄρσενες ἐν ἄρσεσιν
KJV: lust one toward another; men with men
INT: toward one another males with males

Romans 1:27 N-DMP
GRK: ἄρσενες ἐν ἄρσεσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην
KJV: with men working
INT: males with males the shame

Galatians 3:28 N-NNS
GRK: οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ
KJV: there is neither male nor female:
INT: neither there is male and female

Revelation 12:5 N-ANS
GRK: ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρσεν ὃς μέλλει
KJV: And she brought forth a man child, who
INT: she brought forth a son male who is about

Revelation 12:13 N-AMS
GRK: ἔτεκεν τὸν ἄρσενα
KJV: which brought forth the man [child].
INT: brought forth the male [child]

Strong's Greek 730
9 Occurrences

ἄρσεν — 5 Occ.
ἄρσενα — 1 Occ.
ἄρσενες — 2 Occ.
ἄρσεσιν — 1 Occ.