Lexical Definition
ἑταῖρος hetaîros (het-ah'-ee-ros) friend G:N-M
from
fellow, friend.
- a comrade
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἑταῖρε | Friend | Matt.20.13 • Matt.22.12 • Matt.26.50 |
| εταίρων | friends | LXX.Prov.18.24 |
| of your companions | LXX.Song.1.7 | |
| εταίρουσ | companions | LXX.Judg.14.11 |
| his friends | LXX.1Kgs.16.11 | |
| εταίρου | his companion | LXX.Eccl.4.4 |
| of his companion | LXX.Prov.27.17 | |
| your companion | LXX.2Sam.16.17 • LXX.2Sam.16.17 | |
| εταίροσ | a companion | LXX.Prov.22.24 |
| a companion to Amnon | LXX.2Sam.13.3 | |
| and companion | LXX.Job.30.29 | |
| companion | LXX.1Kgs.2.22 • LXX.1Kgs.4.5 | |
| friend | LXX.2Sam.15.37 | |
| his companion | LXX.Judg.14.20 | |
| εταίροι | companions | LXX.Song.8.13 |
Abbott-Smith
ἑταῖρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ and cognate forms, also Si 11:6 37:2ff., al. ;]
a companion, comrade: Mt 11:16 (WH, ἑτέροις); voc., as term of address, my friend: Mt 20:13 22:12 26:50.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 11:16 · 20:13 · 22:12 · 26:50 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἑταῖρος-ος,
Epic dialect and Doric dialect also ἕγᾰρος, [Refs 6th c.BC+], ὁ:— comrade, companion, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] especially of the followers of a chief, comrades-in-arms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; messmate, [Refs]; fellowslave, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later, as a term of address, φίλ᾽ ἑταῖροςε [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ὦταῖρε Scol. cited in [ἑταῖροςε">NT+5th c.BC+] partner of my feast, [Refs]; πόσιος καὶ βρώσιος ἑταῖροςοι messmates, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, of things, ἐσθλὸς ἑταῖροςος, of a fair wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 pupil, disciple, e.g. of Socrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, fellow-pupils, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 of political partisans [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν ἑ. his club-mates, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 members of a religious guild, [Refs]
__6 rarely of lovers, [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__7 ἑταῖροςοι, οἱ, the guards, i.e. the cavalry of the Macedonian kings, [Refs 4th c.BC+] see at {πεζέταιρος}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; to be distinguished from the king's immediate retinue (compare above [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__8 as adjective, associate of, τὸ ἐπιθυμητικὸν ἡδονῶν ἑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] your closest companions, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; σαργῶν γένος πέτρῃσιν ἑ. constant to the rocks, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: absolutely, of animals, gregarious, [Refs]
__II ἑταίρα, Ionic dialect ἑταίρη, Epic dialect ἑτάρη [ᾰ], ἡ, companion, Ἔρις..Ἄρεος..κασιγνήτη ἑτάρη τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ποσειδάωνος ἑ., of a submerged city, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 courtesan, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πόρνη (a common prostitute), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to γαμετή, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.20.13