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Strong's G128 Αἰθίοψ (aithiops)

Aithiops means “Ethiopian” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H128 — adamah in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G128
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 12

Strong's G128 Quick Answer

Strong's G128 Αἰθίοψ (Aithiops) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Aithiops (ai-thee'-ops) n/g. 1. an Ethiopian 2. a dark-skinned person from a particular ancient region in north east Africa It has 28 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include ethiopians. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
Aithiops (ai-thee'-ops) n/g. 1. an Ethiopian 2. a dark-skinned person from a particular ancient region in north east Africa
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
ethiopians

Meaning and Definition

Aithiops (ai-thee'-ops) n/g. 1. an Ethiopian 2. a dark-skinned person from a particular ancient region in north east Africa [from aitho "to scorch" and ops "the face" (from G3700)] KJV: Ethiopian Root(s): G3700

Original Word
Αἰθίοψ
Transliteration
Aithiops
Derivation
Root: ὀπτάνομαι R1: 3700
Morphology
Name/g.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G128. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Ethiopian

Usage: .*Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ (αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ ;] Ethiopian: Act.8:27.† (AS)

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How Strong's G128 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Aithiops, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Ethiopians Acts 8:27

How Strong's G128 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 27 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G128 (Αἰθίοψ) appears 29 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G128 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G128 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Acts 8:27 KJV

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Strong's G128 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Numbers 12:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of the Ethiopian woman whom Moses took; for he had taken an Ethiopian woman.

4 Kingdoms 19:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And he heard concerning Tirhakah king of the Ethiopians, saying, Behold, he is come forth to fight with thee: and he returned, and sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

2 Chronicles 12:3 Septuagint / Brenton

with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horse: and there was no number of the multitude that came with him from Egypt; Libyans, Trogodytes, and Ethiopians.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G128.

Numbers 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of the Ethiopian woman whom Moses took; for he had taken an Ethiopian woman.
4 Kingdoms 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he heard concerning Tirhakah king of the Ethiopians, saying, Behold, he is come forth to fight with thee: and he returned, and sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
2 Chronicles 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horse: and there was no number of the multitude that came with him from Egypt; Libyans, Trogodytes, and Ethiopians.
2 Chronicles 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zerah the Ethiopian went out against them, with a force of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.
2 Chronicles 14:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
2 Chronicles 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before his host; and they took many spoils.
2 Chronicles 16:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Were not the Ethiopians and Libyans a great force, in courage, in horsemen, in great numbers? and did not He deliver them into thy hands, because thou trustedst in the Lord?
2 Chronicles 21:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the Lord stirred up the Philistines against Jehoram, and the Arabians, and those who bordered on the Ethiopians:
Psalms 71:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
Psalms 73:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; Thou didst give him for meat to the Ethiopian nations.
Psalms 86:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: Behold also the Philistines, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians: These were born there.
Isaiah 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said, As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years, there shall be three years for signs and wonders to the Egyptians and Ethiopians;
Isaiah 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.
Isaiah 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed of the Ethiopians, in whom they had trusted; for they were their glory.
Isaiah 37:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Tirhakah king of the Ethiopians went forth to attack him. And when he heard it, he turned aside, and sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Isaiah 45:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Egypt has labored for thee; and the merchandise of the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall pass over to thee, and shall be thy servants; and they shall follow after thee bound in fetters, and shall pass over to thee, and shall do obeisance to thee, and make supplication to thee: because God is in thee; and there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
Jeremiah 13:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If the Ethiopian shall change his skin, or the leopardess her spots, then shall ye be able to do good, having learned evil.
Jeremiah 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mount ye the horses, prepare the chariots; go forth, ye warriors of the Ethiopians, and Libyans armed with shields; and mount, ye Lydians, bend the bow.
Jeremiah 45:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian heard (now he was in the king’s household), that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was in the gate of Benjamin:
Jeremiah 46:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good.
Ezekiel 29:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against all thy rivers, and I will give up the land of Egypt to desolation, and the sword, and destruction, from Migdol and Syene even to the borders of the Ethiopians.
Ezekiel 38:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Persians, and Ethiopians, and Libyans; all with helmets and shields.
Daniel 11:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall have the mastery over the secret treasures of gold and silver, and over all the desirable possessions of Egypt, and of the Libyans and Ethiopians in their strongholds.
Amos 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Are not ye to me as the sons of the Ethiopians, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of the deep?
Habakkuk 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because of troubles I looked upon the tents of the Ethiopians: The tabernacles also of the land of Midian shall be dismayed.
Zephaniah 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye Ethiopians also are the slain of my sword.
Zephaniah 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the boundaries of the rivers of Ethiopia will I receive my dispersed ones; they shall offer sacrifices to me.
Acts 8:27 New Testament, KJV
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G128, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G128 FAQ

What does aithiops (Αἰθίοψ) mean?

Aithiops (Strong's G128) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Ethiopian". Aithiops (ai-thee'-ops) n/g. 1. an Ethiopian 2. a dark-skinned person from a particular ancient region in north east Africa

How many times is aithiops (Αἰθίοψ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G128 across 12 books.

Where can I study aithiops (Αἰθίοψ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G128 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate aithiops (Αἰθίοψ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ethiopians. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G128 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G128, with linked reader references where each row is available.