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ἕτερος

héteros

G2087 indefinite pronoun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Primary meaning: another, a different one, one of two or more distinct entities or kinds. Indicates distinction or difference from something previously mentioned or implied, stressing contrast or another of a different sort. Semantic range includes: another (either of two, as opposed to the same one); a different or distinct person, thing, or group; another kind or category; altered or changed; sometimes, in a negative sense, strange or foreign.

Semantic Range

another (of two), different one, another kind, distinct, alternative, altered, strange, next (when used temporally), foreign (occasionally in context)

Root / Etymology

From the root ἑτερ-; origin ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together) for the wider group of 'other' words, but the exact derivation of ἕτερος within Greek is uncertain. Possibly related to Latin 'alter' (second, another) through the Proto-Indo-European root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἕτερος in classical Greek is used to indicate one distinct from another in a group or pair, commonly contrasted with αὐτός (the same), ὁ αὐτός (the very one), or with ἄλλος (another of the same sort), though in classical distinction, ἕτερος more sharply emphasizes difference in kind or category, sometimes marking mutually exclusive alternatives. In the Hellenistic and Koine periods, distinction from ἄλλος sometimes diminishes, but ἕτερος often still signals a different kind or a qualitative difference, while ἄλλος often denotes simply another of the same kind. In the New Testament, ἕτερος can indicate another person or group, a different kind (Galatians 1:6–7, 'another gospel'), or altered/next (as in 'next day'). In the Septuagint, ἕτερος frequently translates Hebrew words for 'another', often marking distinction, and occasionally nuance of strangeness or foreignness. English translations often render both ἕτερος and ἄλλος as 'another,' potentially obscuring the qualitative or distinctiveness sense of ἕτερος. The word does not inherently imply foreignness or strangeness unless context specifies.

Translation Consistency

primary "other" 43 occurrences

Héteros primarily marks distinction or difference (another/different one). ‘Other’ is the most neutral, flexible English headword that naturally covers singular/plural and adjectival/pronominal uses (other, another, others, different), so it yields consistent, natural renderings across contexts.

Alternatives (7 occurrences):
"another" (7x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different:--altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.

Root Family

ἑτερ- (héteros) — other, different, another

Root ἑτερ- other, different, another
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G2088 ἑτέρως a different one

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2087-09 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another another (distinct one) other (distinct one) 31
G2087-10 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one 16
G2087-01 ἕτερα etera DET ACC N PL other other things another 14
G2087-06 ἑτέρῳ etero PRO.I DAT M SG another to another to another 12
G2087-07 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL others different ones other ones 6
G2087-11 ἑτέρου eterou PRO.I GEN M SG other of another other 6
G2087-12 ἑτέρους eterous PRO.I ACC M PL others other ones other ones 4
G2087-03 ἑτέραις eterais DET DAT F PL other to other feminine ones to other feminine ones 3
G2087-04 ἑτέραν eteran PRO.I ACC F SG another another (feminine singular) other (feminine singular, accusative) 3
G2087-05 ἑτέρας eteras DET GEN F SG another of another of another 2

Occurrences in Scripture

100 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2087-09 Matthew 6:24 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG other another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-11 Matthew 6:24 ἑτέρου eterou PRO.I GEN M SG other of another of another
G2087-10 Matthew 8:21 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-04 Matthew 10:23 ἑτέραν eteran PRO.I ACC F SG another another (feminine singular) other (feminine singular, accusative)
G2087-09 Matthew 11:3 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-08 Matthew 11:16 ἑτέροις eterois PRO.I DAT N PL others to other ones to other ones
G2087-01 Matthew 12:45 ἕτερα etera DET ACC N PL other other things other
G2087-12 Matthew 15:30 ἑτέρους eterous PRO.I ACC M PL others other ones other ones
G2087-07 Matthew 16:14 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL still others different ones other ones
G2087-06 Matthew 21:30 ἑτέρῳ etero PRO.I DAT M SG other to another to another
G2087-01 Mark 16:12 ἑτέρᾳ etera ADJ.A DAT F SG another other things another
G2087-01 Luke 3:18 ἕτερα etera PRO.I ACC N PL other things other things other things
G2087-03 Luke 4:43 ἑτέραις eterais DET DAT F PL other to other feminine ones other cities
G2087-06 Luke 5:7 ἑτέρῳ etero DET DAT N SG other to another other
G2087-06 Luke 6:6 ἑτέρῳ etero DET DAT N SG another to another to another
G2087-10 Luke 7:41 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG other another one other one
G2087-02 Luke 8:3 ἕτεραι eterai PRO.I NOM F PL others other ones other ones
G2087-09 Luke 8:6 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I NOM N SG other another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-09 Luke 8:7 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I NOM N SG some another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-09 Luke 8:8 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I NOM N SG other another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-09 Luke 9:29 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I NOM N SG different another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-04 Luke 9:56 ἑτέραν eteran DET ACC F SG another another (feminine singular) other (feminine singular, accusative)
G2087-09 Luke 9:59 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-10 Luke 9:61 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-12 Luke 10:1 ἑτέρους eterous PRO.I ACC M PL others other ones other ones
G2087-07 Luke 11:16 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL others different ones other ones
G2087-01 Luke 11:26 ἕτερα etera DET ACC N PL other other things other spirits
G2087-10 Luke 14:19 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-10 Luke 14:20 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-06 Luke 14:31 ἑτέρῳ etero DET DAT M SG another to another to another
G2087-06 Luke 16:7 ἑτέρῳ etero PRO.I DAT M SG to another to another to another
G2087-09 Luke 16:13 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG other another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-11 Luke 16:13 ἑτέρου eterou PRO.I GEN M SG other of another other
G2087-04 Luke 16:18 ἑτέραν eteran PRO.I ACC F SG another another (feminine singular) other (feminine singular, accusative)
G2087-10 Luke 17:34 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG other another one other one
G2087-01 Luke 17:35 ἑτέρα etera PRO.I NOM F SG other other things other
G2087-10 Luke 17:36 ἕτερος eteros ADJ.A NOM M SG other another one other one
G2087-10 Luke 18:10 ἕτερος eteros DET NOM M SG other another one other one
G2087-10 Luke 19:20 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-09 Luke 20:11 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
G2087-10 Luke 22:58 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-01 Luke 22:65 ἕτερα etera PRO.I ACC N PL other other things other things
G2087-07 Luke 23:32 ἕτεροι eteroi DET NOM M PL others different ones other ones
G2087-10 Luke 23:40 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG other another one other one
G2087-01 John 19:37 ἑτέρα etera DET NOM F SG another other things another
G2087-10 Acts 1:20 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one other one
G2087-03 Acts 2:4 ἑτέραις eterais DET DAT F PL other to other feminine ones to other feminine ones
G2087-07 Acts 2:13 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL others different ones other ones
G2087-08 Acts 2:40 ἑτέροις eterois DET DAT M PL with other to other ones to other ones
G2087-09 Acts 4:12 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I NOM N SG other another (distinct one) other (distinct one)
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