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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: ἀνήρ

(Strong's #435 — Noun Masculine — aner — an'-ayr )

denotes, in general, "a man, an adult male" (in contrast to anthropos, which generically denotes "a human being, male or female"); it is used of man in various relations, the context deciding the meaning; it signifies "a husband," e.g., Matthew 1:16,19; Mark 10:12; Luke 2:36; 16:18; John 4:16,17,18; Romans 7:23 . See MAN.

B — 1: φίλανδρος

(Strong's #5362 — Adjective — philandros — fil'-an-dros )

primarily, "loving man," signifies "loving a husband," Titus 2:4 , in instruction to young wives to love their husbands, lit., "(to be) lovers of their husbands." The word occurs frequently in epitaphs.

B — 2: ὕπανδρος

(Strong's #5220 — Adjective — hupandros — hoop'-an-dros )

lit., "under (i.e. subject to) a man," married, and therefore, according to Roman law under the legal authority of the husband, occurs in Romans 7:2 , "that hath a husband."

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Husband'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​h/husband.html. 1940.
 
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