Lexicon
ἀνθρώπινος
anthrōpinos
G0442
G:A Greek

human

7
Occurrences
5
Books
Greek
Language

anthropinos describes what belongs to people, including human wisdom, institutions, capacities, and ordinary testing.

The attested use marks things as belonging to people: wisdom and a day of examination in 1 Corinthians 2:13 and 1 Corinthians 4:3, an institution in 1 Peter 2:13, hands and nature in Acts 17:25 and James 3:7, terms of speech in Romans 6:19, and temptation described as common to man in 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Senses in use

  1. Belonging to people · dominant

    Across the occurrences, the adjective qualifies matters associated with people: wisdom and a day of examination in 1 Corinthians 2:13 and 1 Corinthians 4:3; an institution in 1 Peter 2:13; hands and nature in Acts 17:25 and James 3:7; and terms of speech in Romans 6:19. In 1 Corinthians 10:13, the APB renders the clause "what is common to man," placing temptation within what people ordinarily encounter.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the adjective with "human," as in "human wisdom," "human institution," "human hands," "human nature," and "human terms." In 1 Corinthians 10:13 it instead renders the clause "what is common to man".

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture