isos · equal

What it means

isos (ἴσος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “equal”.

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. Of the same worth or measure as another; of testimonies, that agree.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• equal ×4
• consistent ×2
• same ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Acts×1
• Philippians×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 20:12

  saying, ‘These last ones worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’

• Mark 14:56

  For many were bearing false witness against him, and the testimonies were not consistent.

• Mark 14:59

  And not even so was their testimony consistent.

• Luke 6:34

  And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners so that they may receive back the same amount.

• John 5:18

  For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

• Acts 11:17

  So if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Messiah, who was I to be able to hinder God?”

• Philippians 2:6

  who, being in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to be seized,

• Revelation 21:16

  And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its width. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand stadia; its length and width and height are equal.