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ἕτερος

héteros

G2087 indefinite pronoun

SILEX Entry

Root ἑτερ- other, different, another

Definition

Primary meaning: another, a different one, one of two or more distinct entities or kinds. Indicates distinction or difference from something previously mentioned or implied, stressing contrast or another of a different sort. Semantic range includes: another (either of two, as opposed to the same one); a different or distinct person, thing, or group; another kind or category; altered or changed; sometimes, in a negative sense, strange or foreign.

Semantic Range

another (of two), different one, another kind, distinct, alternative, altered, strange, next (when used temporally), foreign (occasionally in context)

Root / Etymology

From the root ἑτερ-; origin ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together) for the wider group of 'other' words, but the exact derivation of ἕτερος within Greek is uncertain. Possibly related to Latin 'alter' (second, another) through the Proto-Indo-European root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἕτερος in classical Greek is used to indicate one distinct from another in a group or pair, commonly contrasted with αὐτός (the same), ὁ αὐτός (the very one), or with ἄλλος (another of the same sort), though in classical distinction, ἕτερος more sharply emphasizes difference in kind or category, sometimes marking mutually exclusive alternatives. In the Hellenistic and Koine periods, distinction from ἄλλος sometimes diminishes, but ἕτερος often still signals a different kind or a qualitative difference, while ἄλλος often denotes simply another of the same kind. In the New Testament, ἕτερος can indicate another person or group, a different kind (Galatians 1:6–7, 'another gospel'), or altered/next (as in 'next day'). In the Septuagint, ἕτερος frequently translates Hebrew words for 'another', often marking distinction, and occasionally nuance of strangeness or foreignness. English translations often render both ἕτερος and ἄλλος as 'another,' potentially obscuring the qualitative or distinctiveness sense of ἕτερος. The word does not inherently imply foreignness or strangeness unless context specifies.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different:--altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.

Root Family

ἕτερος (héteros) — other, different, another

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G2088 ἑτέρως a different one

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G2087-09 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG other another (distinct one) 31
G2087-10 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another another one 16
G2087-01 ἕτερα etera DET ACC N PL other other things 14
G2087-06 ἑτέρῳ etero PRO.I DAT M SG another to another 12
G2087-11 ἑτέρου eterou PRO.I GEN M SG other of another 6
G2087-07 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL others different ones 6
G2087-12 ἑτέρους eterous PRO.I ACC M PL others other ones 4
G2087-03 ἑτέραις eterais DET DAT F PL other to other feminine ones 3
G2087-04 ἑτέραν eteran PRO.I ACC F SG another another (feminine singular) 3
G2087-05 ἑτέρας eteras DET GEN F SG strange of another 2

Occurrences in Scripture

100 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G2087-09 Matthew 6:24 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another (distinct one)
G2087-11 Matthew 6:24 ἑτέρου eterou PRO.I GEN M SG of another
G2087-10 Matthew 8:21 ἕτερος eteros PRO.I NOM M SG another one
G2087-04 Matthew 10:23 ἑτέραν eteran PRO.I ACC F SG another (feminine singular)
G2087-09 Matthew 11:3 ἕτερον eteron PRO.I ACC M SG another (distinct one)
G2087-08 Matthew 11:16 ἑτέροις eterois PRO.I DAT N PL to other ones
G2087-01 Matthew 12:45 ἕτερα etera DET ACC N PL other things
G2087-12 Matthew 15:30 ἑτέρους eterous PRO.I ACC M PL other ones
G2087-07 Matthew 16:14 ἕτεροι eteroi PRO.I NOM M PL different ones
G2087-06 Matthew 21:30 ἑτέρῳ etero PRO.I DAT M SG to another
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