αἷμα
“blood.”
Primary meaning: blood.. Strong's: blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. Lexical nuances: blood. In the ordinary sense: Mk 5:25 , Lk 8:43 , 44 22:44 , Jo 19:34 , Ac 15:20 , 29 21:25 , Re 8:7 , 8 11:6 16:3 , 4 , 6 19:13 . In special senses: of generation, origin, kinship (cl.): Jo 1:13 (v. MM, VGT , s.v.); as in OT (AR on Eph , 6:12 ), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. ( αἷ. κ. σ. ), to indicate human nature as opp. to God and created spirits: Mt 16:17 , I Co 15:50 , Ga 1:16 , Eph 6:12 , He...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
of uncertain derivation;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: דָּם (blood, lifeblood, shed blood) -> αἷμα (blood.)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where αἷμα (haima) carries significant theological or narrative weight.