person

Found 56 times in the King James Bible

H5315 Hebrew
G4383 Greek

English Definition

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

נֶפֶשׁ

Transliteration

nephesh

Strong's Reference H5315

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

πρόσωπον

Transliteration

pânîym

Strong's Reference G4383
Greek Meaning

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

"Person" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5315, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4383. Context determines which original word is being used.

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