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onoma G3686

ὄνομα (onoma) means “name” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ὄνομα Greek · G3686 228 tagged occurrences in 213 verses

Pronunciation guide: on'-om-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3686

ὄνομα · onoma · name

ὄνομα, -τος, τό, [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁם ;] 1. in general, the name by which a person or thing is called: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:16, Luk.1:63, Jhn.18:10, al.; ἄνθρωπος (etc.), ᾧ (οὗ) ὄ. (τ. ὄ), sc. ἦν or ἐστίν (BL, §30, 3), Mrk.14:32, Luk.1:26, 27; with same ellipsis, καὶ τ. ὄ. αὐτοῦ, Luk.1:5, Jhn.1:6, al.; ὀνόματι, before nom. prop., Mat.27:32, Mrk.5:22, Luk.1:5, Act.5:1, al.; accusative absol. (Bl., §34, 7), τοὔνομα (= τ. ὄνομα), Mat.27:57; ὄ. μοι (sc. ἐστίν; cf. Hom., Od., ix, 366), Mrk.5:9 (cf. Luk.8:30); ἔξειν ὄ., Rev.9:11; καλεῖν (ἐπιτιθέναι) ὄ. (Bl., §33, 1), Mat.1:21, Mrk.3:16; τ. ὄ. ἐν (τ.) βίβλῳ ζωῆς (cf. Deiss., LAE, 121), Php.4:3, Rev.13:8, cf. Luk.10:20 (ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς); ὄ. βλασφημίας, Rev.13:1; the name as opposite to the reality, Rev.3:1 (cf. Hdt., vii, 138); as a title: Eph.1:21, Php.2:9, 10 (Lft., in l.). 2. By a usage similar to that with ref. to Heb. שֵׁם (Lft., Notes, 106f.), but also common in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 100; Bl., §39, 4; Deiss, BS, 146f., 196f.; LAE, 123:4, of all that the name implies, of rank, authority, character, etc.: of acting on one's authority or in his behalf, ἐν (εἰς) ὄ., with genitive of person(s) (see reff. supr.), Mat.10:41 21:9 28:19, Mrk.11:9, Luk.13:35, Jhn.5:43, Act.8:16, 1Co.1:13; of the name Christian, 1Pe.4:16; esp. of the name of God as expressing the divine attributes: ἁγιάζειν (ἅγιον) τὸ ὄ. (τ. Πατρός, Κυρίου), Mat.6:9, Luk.1:49 11:2; ψάλλειν (ὁμολογεῖν) τῷ ὀ., Rom.15:9, Heb.13:15; δοξάζειν (φανεροῦν, φοβεῖσθαι) τὸ ὄ., Jhn.12:28 17:6, 26 Rev.11:18 15:4; βλασφημεῖν, Rom.2:24, 1Ti.6:1, Rev.13:6; similarly, of the name of Christ: τ. καλὂν ὄ. (Deiss., LAE, 276); πιστεύειν τῷ ὀ., 1Jn.3:23; π. εἰς τ. ὄ. (Bl., §39, 4), Jhn.1:12 2:23 3:18; ὀνομάζειν τὸ ὄ., 2Ti.2:19; κρατεῖν, Rev.2:13; οὐκ ἀρνεῖσθαι, Rev.3:8; ἐν τ. ὀ. (see reff. supr.), Mrk.9:38 16:[17], Luk.10:17, Jhn.14:13 16:23, 24 20:31, Act.3:6 4:12, Eph.5:20, 1Pe.4:14, al.; εἰς τ. ὄ. συνάγεσθαι, Mat.18:20; ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀ., Mat.19:29; διὰ τὸ ὄ., Mat.10:22, Mrk.13:13, al.; διὰ τοῦ ὀ., 1Co.1:10; ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀ., Act.9:16, Rom.1:5, al.; id. absol., Act.5:41, 3Jo.7; πρὸς τὸ ὄ., Act.26:9. 3. cause, ground, reason (in cl., usually in bad sense, pretext): Mrk.9:41 (Swete, in l.; Dalman, Words, 305f.). 4. In late Greek (Deiss., BS., 196f.), an individual, a person: Act.1:15, Rev.3:4 11:13. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

name, character, fame, reputation.

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How translators render G3686

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
name 145
named 34
the name 14
names 10
called 3
vvv 3
a name 2
name is 2
a reputation 1
because he is my 1
he named 1
it is 1
names are 1
own 1
people 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
name 104
the name 57
named 27
names 12
names sake 6
a name 5
in 5
called 4
by name 2
of names 2
surnamed 2
the names 2
unto 2
a 1
by 1
in the name 1
name was 1
of men 1
on the name 1
to 1
whose name 1

Verses containing G3686

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  1. Matthew 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

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  2. Matthew 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

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  3. Matthew 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

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  4. Matthew 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

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  5. Matthew 7:22 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’

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  6. Matthew 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

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  7. Matthew 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

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  8. Matthew 10:41 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

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  9. Matthew 10:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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  10. Matthew 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In His name the nations will put their hope.”

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  11. Matthew 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

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  12. Matthew 18:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

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  13. Matthew 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

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  14. Matthew 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

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  15. Matthew 23:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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  16. Matthew 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

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  17. Matthew 24:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

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  18. Matthew 27:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

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  19. Matthew 28:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  20. Mark 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

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  21. Mark 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

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  22. Mark 5:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

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  23. Mark 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet

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  24. Mark 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

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  25. Mark 9:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

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  26. Mark 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  27. Mark 9:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

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  28. Mark 9:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

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  29. Mark 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

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  30. Mark 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.

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  31. Mark 13:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

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  32. Mark 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

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  33. Luke 1:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

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  34. Luke 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

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  35. Luke 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

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  36. Luke 1:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

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  37. Luke 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

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  38. Luke 1:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.

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  39. Luke 1:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

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  40. Luke 1:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”

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  41. Luke 1:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

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  42. Luke 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

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  43. Luke 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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  44. Luke 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

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  45. Luke 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

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  46. Luke 8:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

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  47. Luke 8:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

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  48. Luke 9:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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  49. Luke 9:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  50. Luke 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

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