loipoi · the rest, remaining

What it means

loipoi (λοιποί) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “the rest, remaining”.

The rest, the others; as an adverb, "from now on", "finally".

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. What remains of a group, those not yet named.
2. From this moment on; or to move on to a final point.

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

Word study

What remains: the others, the rest of a group or of things. It comes from λείπω, ‘lack, be left’. In the neuter, as an adverb, it means ‘finally’, to pass on to the last thing one wants to say, or ‘from now on’.

• The others of a group Luke 18:11Luke 24:9Acts 2:37
• “The rest {do} who have no hope”: those outside Ephesians 2:31 Thessalonians 4:13
• The rest of a people or of the dead Revelation 20:5Revelation 12:17
• “Finally”: to conclude Philippians 4:82 Corinthians 13:11Ephesians 6:10
• “From now on” 1 Corinthians 7:29Galatians 6:17

How we translate it

“Rest” 32 times (“the rest of men”, “the rest of the dead”) and “other” 6 (“the other apostles”, Acts 2:37). As an adverb it is rendered “Finally” (7) when closing a letter, and “from now on” when it looks to the time that follows. In Matthew 26:45 and Mark 14:41 Jesus’ question in Gethsemane is rendered “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?”.

How it is translated

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

• rest ×32
• Finally ×7
• other ×6
• now on ×3
• Are you still sleeping ×2
• beyond that ×1
• moreover ×1
• remaining ×1
• then on ×1
• what remains ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×3
• Luke×6
• Acts×6
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×7
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×2
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×4
• 1 Thessalonians×3
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• 2 Peter×1
• Revelation×8

• Matthew 22:6

  and the rest, seizing his slaves, treated them shamefully and killed them.

• Matthew 25:11

  And later the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’

• Matthew 26:45

  Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Look, the hour has come near, and the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Matthew 27:49

  But the rest were saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah is coming to save him.”

• Mark 4:19

  and the worries of the age and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things, coming in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

• Mark 14:41

  And he comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come; look, the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Mark 16:13

  And they went away and reported it to the rest; they did not believe them either.

• Luke 8:10

  And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

• Luke 12:26

  If then you cannot even do the least thing, why do you worry about the rest?

• Luke 18:9

  And he told this parable also to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised the rest:

• Luke 18:11

  The Pharisee, standing, was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

• Luke 24:9

  And returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

• Luke 24:10

  Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who were telling these things to the apostles.

• Acts 2:37

  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”

• Acts 5:13

  But of the rest no one dared to join them, but the people were extolling them.

• Acts 17:9

  And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they released them.

• Acts 27:20

  And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was pressing on us, finally all hope of our being saved was being taken away.

• Acts 27:44

  and the rest, some on planks and others on some of the pieces from the ship. And so it happened that all were brought safely to land.

• Acts 28:9

  And when this had happened, the rest on the island who had diseases also were coming and being healed.

• Romans 1:13

  Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I intended to come to you (and I have been prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the nations.

• Romans 11:7

  What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,

• 1 Corinthians 1:16

  I also immersed the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I immersed anyone else.

• 1 Corinthians 4:2

  Here, moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

• 1 Corinthians 7:12

  To the rest I, not the Lord, say: if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not send away her.

• 1 Corinthians 7:29

  But this I say, brothers: the time is shortened; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,

• 1 Corinthians 9:5

  It is not that we do not have the right to take along a sister as a wife, as also the other apostles do, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas, is it?

• 1 Corinthians 11:34

  If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you may not come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order whenever I come.

• 1 Corinthians 15:37

  And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest.

• 2 Corinthians 12:13

  For what is there in which you were treated as inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this unrighteousness!

• 2 Corinthians 13:2

  I have said before and I say in advance —as when present the second time, and now absent— to those who sinned before and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

• 2 Corinthians 13:11

  Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be comforted, think the same thing, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

• Galatians 2:13

  And the rest of the Jews also acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

• Galatians 6:17

  From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.

• Ephesians 2:3

  among whom we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

• Ephesians 6:10

  Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his strength.

• Philippians 1:13

  so that my chains have become evident as being in the Messiah throughout the whole praetorium and to all the rest,

• Philippians 3:1

  Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not tiresome for me, and for you it is safe.

• Philippians 4:3

  Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who struggled together with me in the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

• Philippians 4:8

  Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is righteous, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if any praise, think about these things.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:1

  Finally, then, brothers, we ask you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God —just as you indeed are walking— that you abound more and more.

And 15 more times.