ἀλλήλων
allēlōn
one another
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) is a pronoun used to express the relationship between individuals, conveying a sense of mutual interaction or reciprocal action. Its short definition, "one another," encapsulates its meaning, emphasizing the connection between people. This word appears 101 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. Its range of usage spans across different genres, including teachings, parables, and instructions, suggesting its importance in conveying relational dynamics. In many instances, ἀλλήλων is used to encourage mutual support, love, and respect among individuals, highlighting its role in fostering positive relationships. The frequency and versatility of ἀλλήλων in the Bible underscore its importance in conveying the value of interconnectedness and reciprocal action. Its presence in various contexts suggests that the concept of "one another" is a fundamental aspect of human relationships, essential for building strong, supportive communities.
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Occurrences in Scripture
101 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
Matthew 24:10Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
Matthew 25:32Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Mark 4:41They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Mark 8:16They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”
Mark 9:34But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.
Mark 9:50Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
Mark 15:31Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
Luke 2:15When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Luke 4:36Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
Luke 6:11But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.
Luke 7:32They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
Luke 8:25He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”
Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 20:14“But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
Luke 23:12Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
Luke 24:14They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.
Luke 24:17He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”
Luke 24:32They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”
John 4:33The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
John 5:44How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 6:43Therefore Jesus answered them, “Don’t murmur among yourselves.
John 6:52The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
John 11:56Then they sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?”
John 13:14If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
John 13:22The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 15:12“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
John 15:17“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
John 16:17Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
John 16:19Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?’
John 19:24Then they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.
Acts 2:7They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?
Acts 4:15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Acts 7:26“The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, ‘Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’
Acts 15:39Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
Acts 19:38If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
Acts 21:6After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.
Acts 26:31When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”
Acts 28:25When they didn’t agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
Romans 1:12that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:27Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
Romans 2:15in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
Romans 12:5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,
Romans 12:10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;
Romans 12:10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;
Romans 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.