εὔθετος
euthetos
suitable
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word εὔθετος (euthetos) is used three times in the Bible, and its short definition is "suitable". This suggests that the word is describing something that fits or is appropriate for a particular context or situation. The word has a range of usage, but based on its definition, it may be used to describe actions, decisions, or relationships that are suitable or fitting for the circumstances. It does not imply excellence, but rather a level of appropriateness that is required for a specific context. The significance of εὔθετος lies in its indication of a sense of fit or consistency between elements, such as a decision and its consequences, or a behavior and the situation it arises from.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
Luke 14:35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Hebrews 6:7For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;