ἄνδρας

andras

men

a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.

G435

Acts 9:2 · Word #17

Lexicon G435

Lemmaἀνήρ
Transliterationanḗr
Strong'sG435
In-contextmen
Literalmen

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀνήρ
Strong'sG435

SIBI-P1 G435-02

adult-male men

Rootἀνήρ (anēr)
Core Meaningsadult male, man, husband, male individual, distinguished man
Semantic Rangeadult male person, husband, man in contrast to woman, socially recognized male adult, warrior or representative male figure
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, ἀνήρ often emphasizes maleness in distinction from women or children and can denote husbands or socially responsible adult males. It frequently carries connotations of maturity, authority, covenantal responsibility, or representative standing within family and community structures.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AMP = noun, accusative case, masculine gender, plural number. Functions typically as a direct object in the clause.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma ἀνήρ refers specifically to an adult male person, distinguishing it from ἄνθρωπος (human being in general). The form ἄνδρας is accusative masculine plural, which in English is reflected by the plural object form "men"; the rendering "adult-male men" preserves the gender-specific and mature-male sense inherent in the root.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἀνήρ (adult male, man, husband, male individual, distinguished man)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G435-01 andra a male-man (accusative singular)
G435-03 andrasin to the adult men
G435-04 andres men (adult males)

Word Usage (216 occurrences of G435)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:16 ἄνδρα andra husband
Matthew 1:19 ἀνὴρ aner husband
Matthew 7:24 ἀνδρὶ andri