Hetairos means “fellow” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2083 — zebul in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2083 ἑταίρος (hetairos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hetairos (het-ai'-ros) n. 1. a comrade [from etes (a clansman)] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include friend and fellows. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
hetairos (het-ai'-ros) n. 1. a comrade [from etes (a clansman)] KJV: fellow, friend
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friend
Usage: ἑταῖρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ and cognate forms, also Sir.11:6 37:2 ff., al. ;] a companion, comrade: Mat.11:16 (WH, ἑτέροις); voc., as term of address, my friend: Mat.20:13 22:12 26:50.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hetairos, 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.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 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.
Strong's G2083 (ἑταίρος) appears 22 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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.
4 indexed usages in New Testament.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Sisera fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah the brother of David: and Jonadab was a very cunning man.
And David came as far as Ros, where he worshiped God: and behold, Hushai the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth was upon his head.
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his aforementioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;
When the three friends in the land of Babylon of their own will exposed their lives to the fire rather than serve vain things, thou didst send a dewy coolness through the fiery furnace, and bring the fire upon all their adversaries.
Is it not a grief unto death, When a companion and friend is turned to an enemy?
First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2083.
And Sisera fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah the brother of David: and Jonadab was a very cunning man.
And David came as far as Ros, where he worshiped God: and behold, Hushai the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth was upon his head.
So Hushai the friend of David went into the city, and Absalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.
And it came to pass when Hushai the chief friend of David came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, Let the king live.
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend?
And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why hast thou asked Abishag for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Zeruiah the commander-in-chief.
And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan was the king’s friend.
I am become a brother of monsters, And a companion of ostriches.
Neither lodge with a passionate man:
And I saw all labor, And all the diligent work, That this is a man’s envy from his neighbor. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, Where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, Lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Make me hear it.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his aforementioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;
When the three friends in the land of Babylon of their own will exposed their lives to the fire rather than serve vain things, thou didst send a dewy coolness through the fiery furnace, and bring the fire upon all their adversaries.
Is it not a grief unto death, When a companion and friend is turned to an enemy?
There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, But in the time of trouble will be against him.
There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, And taketh up the buckler against the enemy.
A friend and companion never meet amiss: But above both is a wife with her husband.
Of reckoning with thy partners and travelers; Or of the gift of the heritage of friends;
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2083, grouped by book.
Hetairos (Strong's G2083) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fellow". hetairos (het-ai'-ros) n. 1. a comrade [from etes (a clansman)]
This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G2083 across 10 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2083 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as friend and fellows. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2083, with linked reader references where each row is available.