Lexicon
ἄρρην, ἄρσην
arrēn, arsēn
G0730
G:A Greek

male

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Language

arren, arsen identifies the sex contrasted with female, whether in paired descriptions, birth language, or plural references to males.

The attested use identifies the sex contrasted with female: it occurs in male-and-female pairings, in references to a child born, and in plural language about males.

Senses in use

  1. Sex designation contrasted with female · dominant

    In Galatians 3:28, Mark 10:6, and Luke 2:23, the singular form occurs where the clause contrasts this designation with female or identifies every one who opens the womb. Revelation 12:5 and Revelation 12:13 use singular forms in the woman's giving birth and the dragon's pursuit of her child, while Romans 1:27 has plural forms in the clause describing males in relation to females and to one another; in each case the APB renders the verse with sex-specific language.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through sex-specific wording, including “male and female,” “every male,” “male child,” and “males.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall contrast or identification rather than supplying a precise token-by-token translation.

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