Lexicon
ἴσος
isos
G2470
G:A Greek

equal

8
Occurrences
7
Books
Greek
Language

Isos marks being on a par or matching another in status, amount, gift, or measurement.

The term most often marks persons, gifts, amounts, or dimensions as matching or being on a par: workers are compared with others, gifts and repayments correspond, and measurements or status are set alongside another. In the testimony scenes, it describes statements that fail to agree with one another.

Senses in use

  1. Matching in status, amount, gift, or measurement · dominant

    In Acts 11:17 the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause about God giving them the same gift; in Luke 6:34 the accusative plural neuter form appears where repayment is expected in the same amount. Matthew 20:12 compares the last workers with those who bore the day's burden, while John 5:18 and Philippians 2:6 place equality alongside God; Revelation 21:16 describes the city's dimensions as matching.

  2. Agreement or consistency of testimony · occasional

    The nominative feminine forms occur with testimony in Mark 14:56 and Mark 14:59. In both verses the APB renders the clause as testimony that was "not consistent," showing a comparison among the witnesses' statements rather than a comparison of quantities or status.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the comparison with expressions such as "same gift," "same amount," "equal," and "not consistent." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these variations reflect the clauses' presentation rather than separate fixed English renderings of the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture