Vocabulary Form
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ
Definition

man, male, husband

Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀνδρ
Frequency
216
GK
467
Cognates

Androgynous (ajndrovgunh) is being both male and female (i.e., hermaphroditic).

Mnemonics

In some cultures, only a man can be an heir.

Notes

See the Appendix for the full paradigm of this word (n-3f[2c]). It is similar to the pattern of πατήρ.

Biblical Concordance

Acts 2:22 “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know —
Acts 2:29 My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, “My (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), what shall we do?”
Acts 3:2 And a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) lame from the womb of his mother was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called the “Beautiful Gate” to ask alms from those entering into the temple.
Acts 3:12 When Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
Acts 3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked that a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) who was a murderer be released to you,
Acts 4:4 And many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) came to about five thousand.
Acts 5:1 Now a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property,
Acts 5:9 And Peter said to her, “Why is it that you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who buried your husband (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
Acts 5:10 And she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in and found her dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc).
Acts 5:14 and more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) and women,
Acts 5:25 And someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”
Acts 5:35 And he said to them, “Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) of Israel, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you intend to do.
Acts 5:36 For before these days there rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was someone, and a number of (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc) men (andrōn | ἀνδρῶν | gen pl masc), about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all, as many as followed him, were dispersed, and the movement came to nothing.
Acts 6:3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to carry out this responsibility.
Acts 6:5 And the proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man (andra | ἄνδρα | acc sg masc) full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
Acts 6:11 Then they secretly talked some men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) into saying, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
Acts 7:2 And Stephen said: “My brothers (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc) and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Acts 7:26 On the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them to be at peace, saying, ‘Men (andres | ἄνδρες | voc pl masc), you are brothers. Why are you hurting one another?’
Acts 8:2 Devout men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
Acts 8:3 But Saul was making havoc of the church; entering house after house, he dragged off both men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) and women and put them in prison.
Acts 8:9 Now there was a man (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc) named Simon, who had been practicing magic in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great.
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men (andres | ἄνδρες | nom pl masc) and women.
Acts 8:27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian (anēr | ἀνήρ | nom sg masc), a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship
Acts 9:2 and requested from him letters to Damascus addressed to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of the Way, men (andras | ἄνδρας | acc pl masc) or women, he should bring them bound to Jerusalem.