Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
moral
Usage: ἦθος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX: Sir.20:26, 4Ma.1:29 4Mac 2:7 4Mac 2:21 4Mac 5:24 4Mac 13:27 * ;] __1 1, a haunt, abode. __2. = ἔθος, custom, manner: pl., 1Co.15:33.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G2239
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
7
Books
3
Strong's G2239 Quick Answer
Strong's G2239 ἤθος (ethos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ethos (ay'-thos) n. 1. usage 2. (plural) moral habits It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include manners. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- ethos (ay'-thos) n. 1. usage 2. (plural) moral habits
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- manners
Meaning and Definition
ethos (ay'-thos) n. 1. usage 2. (plural) moral habits [a strengthened form of G1485] KJV: manners Root(s): G1485
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2239. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G2239 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ethos, 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.
manners
1 Corinthians 15:33
How Strong's G2239 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes 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.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 6 linked usages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G2239 (ἤθος) appears 7 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 4 Maccabees 1:29 — ἠθῶν
- 4 Maccabees 2:7 — ἦθος
- 4 Maccabees 2:21 — ἤθη
- 4 Maccabees 5:24 — ἠθῶν
- 4 Maccabees 13:27 — ἠθῶν
Strong's G2239 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 G2239 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Strong's G2239 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And reasoning, the universal husbandman, purging, and pruning these severally, and binding round, and watering, and transplanting, in every way improves the materials of the morals and affections.
Since in what way is a solitary eater, and a glutton, and a drunkard reclaimed, unless it be clear that reasoning is lord of the passions?
For at the time when God created man, He implanted within him his passions and moral nature.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2239.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
And reasoning, the universal husbandman, purging, and pruning these severally, and binding round, and watering, and transplanting, in every way improves the materials of the morals and affections.
Since in what way is a solitary eater, and a glutton, and a drunkard reclaimed, unless it be clear that reasoning is lord of the passions?
For at the time when God created man, He implanted within him his passions and moral nature.
And it instructs us in justice, so that in all our dealings we render what is due; and it teaches us piety, so that we worship the one only God becomingly.
And yet, although nature and intercourse and virtuous morals increased their brotherly love, those who were left endured to behold their brethren, who were ill-used for their religion, tortured even unto death.
The disposition of a liar is dishonorable, And his shame is ever with him.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2239, grouped by book.
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
4 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G2239 FAQ
What does ethos (ἦθος) mean?
Ethos (Strong's G2239) is a Greek word most simply glossed "manners". ethos (ay'-thos) n. 1. usage 2. (plural) moral habits
How many times is ethos (ἦθος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's G2239 across 3 books.
Where can I study ethos (ἦθος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2239 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate ethos (ἦθος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as manners. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G2239 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2239, with linked reader references where each row is available.