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ἀμφότερος G297

G297 is the Greek word ἀμφότερος, transliterated amphóteros. The King James Version most often renders it both.

Word: ἀμφότεροςTransliteration: amphóterosLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

(in plural) both.

Where it comes from

comparative of (around).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

both 13×they 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: both.

Verses using ἀμφότερος

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 9:17 · KJV

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

Matthew 13:30 · KJV

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matthew 15:14 · KJV

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Luke 1:6 · KJV

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Luke 1:7 · KJV

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

Luke 5:7 · KJV

And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

Luke 5:38 · KJV

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

Luke 6:39 · KJV

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Luke 7:42 · KJV

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Acts 8:38 · KJV

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Ephesians 2:14 · KJV

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Ephesians 2:16 · KJV

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Ephesians 2:18 · KJV

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Common questions

What does Strong's G297 mean?

G297 is the Greek word ἀμφότερος (amphóteros), meaning (in plural) both.

How is G297 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it both (13 times), they (1 time).

How many times does G297 appear in the Bible?

ἀμφότερος (amphóteros) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G297 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: comparative of (around).

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