anēr · man, husband

What it means

anēr (ἀνήρ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “man, husband”.

Man, adult male; with a possessive, "husband".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
2. The married man, his wife's partner.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Male, adult man; with a possessive, “husband”. Abbott-Smith defines it as a man, husband, a male person. It is distinct from ἄνθρωπος (G444), the human being.

• The husband Matthew 1:16Matthew 1:19John 4:16Ephesians 5:25
• Men, counted apart from women and children Matthew 14:21
• In speeches: “Men of Galilee”, “Brothers” Acts 1:11Acts 1:16

How we translate it

“Man” 79 times, “men” 72, “husband” 39, “husbands” 13, “Brothers” 13. This edition keeps ἀνήρ, the male or husband, apart from ἄνθρωπος, the human being. In the speeches of Acts, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί is translated “Brothers”.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• man ×79
• men ×72
• husband ×39
• Brothers ×13
• husbands ×13

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×8
• Mark×4
• Luke×27
• John×8
• Acts×100
• Romans×9
• 1 Corinthians×32
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×7
• Colossians×2
• 1 Timothy×5
• Titus×2
• James×6
• 1 Peter×3
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 1:16

  And Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, the one called Messiah.

• Matthew 1:19

  And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly, decided to send her away secretly.

• Matthew 7:24

  “So everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

• Matthew 7:26

  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

• Matthew 12:41

  The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

• Matthew 14:21

  And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

• Matthew 14:35

  And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all that surrounding region, and they brought to him all who were ill,

• Matthew 15:38

  And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

• Mark 6:20

  for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he was protecting him. And when he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and he heard him gladly.

• Mark 6:44

  And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

• Mark 10:2

  And they were asking him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife, testing him.

• Mark 10:12

  and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

• Luke 1:27

  to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

• Luke 1:34

  And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I do not know a man?”

• Luke 2:36

  And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

• Luke 5:8

  But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

• Luke 5:12

  And it happened, while he was in one of the towns, look, there was a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

• Luke 5:18

  And look, men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to bring him in and lay him before him.

• Luke 6:8

  But he knew their reasonings, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle.” And he got up and stood there.

• Luke 7:20

  And when the men came to him, they said, “John the Immerser has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is coming, or should we wait for another?’”

• Luke 8:27

  And when he stepped out onto the land, a certain man from the town who had demons met him; and for a long time he had not worn clothing, and he was not living in a house but in the tombs.

• Luke 8:38

  But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging him to be with him; but he sent him away, saying,

• Luke 8:41

  And look, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a leader of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus’ feet, he begged him to come into his house,

• Luke 9:14

  For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them recline in groups of about fifty each.”

• Luke 9:30

  And look, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• Luke 9:32

  Now Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep; but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

• Luke 9:38

  And look, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

• Luke 11:31

  The queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Luke 11:32

  The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

• Luke 14:24

  For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.”

• Luke 16:18

  Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

• Luke 17:12

  And as he was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance.

• Luke 19:2

  And look, there was a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

• Luke 19:7

  And when they saw it, all began grumbling, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a sinful man.”

• Luke 22:63

  And the men who were holding him were mocking him, beating him;

• Luke 23:50

  And look, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

• Luke 24:4

  And it happened, while they were perplexed about this, that look, two men stood by them in flashing clothing.

• Luke 24:19

  And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man, a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

• John 1:13

  who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.

• John 1:30

  This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

And 176 more times.