Word study · Greek

ánthrōpos

person, human being

Say it: AN-thro-pos (approximate)

ἄνθρωπος

What it means

A human being, a man in the sense of mankind. In 4:22-24, "the old man" and "the new man" mean the old self and new self, not men only. In 2:15, Christ creates "one new man" from Jew and Gentile.

Range of meaning

  • PersonA human being.
  • SelfA way of being.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 4

    "The old man" and "the new man" (4:22-24).