Lexical Definition
ἄῤῥην árrhēn (ar'-hrane) male G:A
probably from αἴρω
male, man.
- male (as stronger for lifting)
Abbott-Smith
ἄρσην (ἄρρην, T, in Ro 1:27; Rec. in Re 12:5, 13), -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ἄρσεν, τό (old Attic for ἄρρην, v. supr.; both forms are found in π.; MM, s.v.), [in LXX chiefly for זָכָר;]
male: Mt 19:4, Mk 10:6, Lk 2:23, Ro 1:27, Ga 3:28, Re 12:5, 13.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 19:4 |
| Mark | 10:6 |
| Luke | 2:23 |
| Romans | 1:27 |
| Galatians | 3:28 |
| Revelation | 12:5 · 12:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄρρην, ἄρσην, ὁ, ἡ, ἄρσεν, τό,
genitive ἄρσενος, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and Trag.: Attic dialect ἄρρην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect, Epid., and [Refs 5th c.BC+] ἔρσην, which see; ἀρσ- prevails in LXX and NT, ἀρρ- is more common in Papyrus (exc. Papyrus Mag.): nominative ἄρσης [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—male, μήτε τις οὖν θήλεια θεὸς.. μήτε τις ἄρρην, ἄρσην[ἄρρην, ἄρσην σπορά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 503; νηδύς [prev. author] “Ba.” 527 (Lyric poetry) (of the birth of Bacchus)">Refs 8th c.BC+]; γονή[ἄρρην, ἄρσην, ὁ, or ἄρσεν, τό,">Refs 5th c.BC+] the male, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἄρσενες the male sex, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 masculine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, mighty, κτύπος ἄρρην, ἄρσην πόντου[ἄρρην, ἄρσην βοή 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 125 (Lyric poetry); ἄ. φθόγγοι 3rd c.AD(?): Aristides Quintilianus Musicus 2.12 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants, robust, coarse, opposed to θῆλυς (tender, delicate), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of gender of nouns, masculine, ὀνόματα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 of sex in plants, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄρρενος τοῖς θήλεσι βοήθεια[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—but also, coarse, tough, γογγυλίς [Refs]ἀρρέντερος (compare θηλύτερος), κὰ τὠρρέντερον γένος in the male line, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 adverb ἀρρένως[Refs 4th c.BC+]; cf. Sanskrit ṛ[snull]abhás 'bull', Avest. aršan- 'man'.)