Word study · Greek
onoma
name
Say it: ON-oh-mah (approximate)
ὄνομα
What it means
A name, and in the Bible the person's character, authority, and presence. In Acts, things are done "in the name of Jesus": the lame man is healed (3:6), salvation comes (4:12), and baptism happens (2:38). To act in someone's name was to act with their authority.
Range of meaning
- NameWhat someone is called.
- AuthorityPower in someone's name.
- ReputationHow one is known.
In Acts
- Chapter 3
"In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk" (3:6, 3:16).
- Chapter 4
"There is no other name under heaven" (4:7, 4:10, 4:12, 4:17-18).
- Chapter 9
"To bear my name before the nations" (9:14-16, 9:21, 9:27-28).
- Chapter 19
"The name of the Lord Jesus was magnified" (19:5, 19:13-17).
- Chapter 21
"To die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus" (21:13).
Every verse (58)
- Acts 1:15
- Acts 2:21
- Acts 2:38
- Acts 3:6
- Acts 3:16
- Acts 4:7
- Acts 4:10
- Acts 4:12
- Acts 4:17
- Acts 4:18
- Acts 4:30
- Acts 5:1
- Acts 5:28
- Acts 5:34
- Acts 5:40
- Acts 5:41
- Acts 8:9
- Acts 8:12
- Acts 8:16
- Acts 9:10
- Acts 9:11
- Acts 9:12
- Acts 9:14
- Acts 9:15
- Acts 9:16
- Acts 9:21
- Acts 9:27
- Acts 9:33
- Acts 9:36
- Acts 10:1
- Acts 10:43
- Acts 10:48
- Acts 11:28
- Acts 12:13
- Acts 13:6
- Acts 13:8
- Acts 15:14
- Acts 15:17
- Acts 15:26
- Acts 16:1
- Acts 16:14
- Acts 16:18
- Acts 17:34
- Acts 18:2
- Acts 18:7
- Acts 18:15
- Acts 18:24
- Acts 19:5
- Acts 19:13
- Acts 19:17
- Acts 19:24
- Acts 20:9
- Acts 21:10
- Acts 21:13
- Acts 22:16
- Acts 26:9
- Acts 27:1
- Acts 28:7
Verses where G3686 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources