Anḗr — G435

G435 · Greek — ἀνήρ

Pronunciation: an'-ayr

Definition

masculine noun

a man (properly as an individual male)

  1. with a reference to sex, and so to distinguish a man from a woman
  2. with a reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy
  3. universally, any male person, a man
  4. when persons of either sex are included, but named after the more important

Usually translated as

man, husband, fellow, sir

Origin

a primary word (compare G444)

Occurrences

Anḗr occurs 209 times in 187 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (8), Mark (4), Luke (22), John (6), Acts (97), Romans (4), 1 Corinthians (19), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (7), Colossians (2), 1 Timothy (5), Titus (2), James (6), 1 Peter (3), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A