ἔθω
ethō · be accustomed
Greek word · Strong’s number G1486 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ethō (ἔθω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be accustomed”.
Be in the habit of, be accustomed to.
How to say it
e·thō
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
- Do something always the same way.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- custom ×3
- was accustomed ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:15
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wanted.
- Mark 10:1
And getting up from there, he goes into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gather around him again, and as was his custom, he was again teaching them.
- Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and according to his custom he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.
- Acts 17:2
And according to Paul’s custom, he went in to them, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,