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ἐθίζω

ethízō

G1480 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To make accustomed, to cause someone or something to become habituated to a practice or manner, to train by repeated exposure; in passive or participial forms, describing what is customary or established by habit.

Semantic Range

to accustom, to habituate, to make or become customary, to train or educate by repetition, to make familiar, to establish by habit

Root / Etymology

From ἔθος (custom, habit); formed by adding the causative suffix -ίζω, which denotes causing or making into a certain state.

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἐθίζω is attested from classical Greek onward, primarily with the sense of causing habituation—used for inculcating practices, moral training, or familiarizing with procedures. In Hellenistic and Koine periods, it commonly appears with both a general and moral nuance: to make someone habitual or used to a way of acting, especially in education or social custom. It is uncommon in the New Testament (appearing only as a participle in Acts 16:21), typically to refer to what is customary or established practice. The neuter passive participle ἔθος (custom) and the adjective ἔθιμος (customary) are closely related; ἐθίζω is the corresponding verb. English traditions often narrow the sense to 'custom' or 'accustomed,' but the full meaning includes actively causing someone to become used to something, with connotations of forming established behaviors through repetition.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἔθος; to accustom, i.e. (neuter passive participle) customary:--custom.

Root Family

ἐθίζω (ethizō) — to accustom, to habituate, to make customary, to train by repetition

Root ἐθιζ- to accustom, to habituate, to train by habit

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1480-01 εἰθισμένον eithismenon V PRF PASS PTCP ACC N SG custom having been made customary custom 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1480-01 Luke 2:27 εἰθισμένον eithismenon V PRF PASS PTCP ACC N SG custom having been made customary custom
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