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Strong's #1538 - ἕκαστος
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ἕκαστος, η, ον,
I
1. each, opp. the whole body, Il. 2.805, etc.: sg. with pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἶκόνδε ἕκαστος they went home each to his own house, 1.606; δεδμήμεσθα ἕκαστος 5.878, cf. Hdt. 3.158; so in Att., Ar. Pl. 785, Pl. Prt. 327e, etc.; ὅτι ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε ἀγαθόν X. Smp. 3.3: sg. in apposition with pl. Noun or Pron., which expresses the whole, Τρῶας δὲ τρόμος αἰνὸς ὑπήλυθε γυῖα ἕκαστον Il. 7.215; ὔμμι..ἑκάστῳ 15.109; αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες..θαύμαζον..ἑκάστη 18.496, etc.; Περσίδες δ'.. ἑκάστα..λείπεται A. Pers. 135 (lyr.); αἱ ἄλλαι πᾶσαι [ τέχναι ] τὸ αὑτῆς ἑκάστη ἔργον ἐργάζεται Pl. R. 346d, cf. Grg. 503e; ὅστις ἕκαστος every one which.. (nisi leg. ὥς τις), Hes. Th. 459.
2. the Art. is sts. added to the Subst. (so regularly in earlier Att. Inscrr., IG 12.22.14, al., exc. ἑκάστου μηνός ib.6.125) with which ἕκαστος agrees, in which case ἕκαστος is commonly put first, καθ' ἑ. τὴν ἡμέραν every single day, Isoc. 12.211, etc.; περὶ ἑ. τῆς τέχνης Pl. Phdr. 274e: also following the Subst., κατὰ τὸν οξπλίτην ἕκαστον Th. 5.49; κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ἑκάστην Id. 6.63, al.
II in pl.,
1. all and each severally, Il. 1.550, al., A. Supp. 932, etc.; οἷστισιν ἑκάστοις to whichsoever severally, Pl. Lg. 799a.
2. each of two or more groups or parties, Od. 9.164, Hdt. 1.169, A. Pr. 491, Th. 6.77, etc.
III
1. strengthd. by the addition of other Prons., εἷς ἕ. (v. εἷς); εἷς τις ἕ. S. Ant. 262; ἕκαστός τις each one, Pi. N. 4.92, Th. 3.45, etc.; ταῦτα ἕκαστα Hdt. 5.13, etc.; αὔθ' ἕκαστα all in exact detail, A. Pr. 950.
2. with Preps., esp. κατά, καθ' ἕκαστον singly, by itself, Pl. Tht. 188a, al.; καθ' ἕ. καὶ σύμπαντα Id. Sph. 259b; τὸ καθ' ἕ., τὰ καθ' ἕκαστα, particulars, Arist. Ph. 189a6, EN 1143b4, al.; παρ' ἕκαστον, παρ' ἕκαστα, in every case, Plb. 4.82.5, 3.57.4, etc.; παρ' ἕκαστον καὶ ἔργον καὶ λόγον διδάσκοντες Pl. Prt. 325d; παρ' ἕκαστον λέγων constantly interjecting, Men. Epit. 48.
3. ὡς ἕκαστοι each by himself, Hdt. 6.79, Th. 1.15, etc.: in sg., τῶν δὲ ὡς ἑκάστῳ θύειν θέλει Hdt. 1.132, cf. Pi. P. 9.98; οὐχ ὡς ἕ. ἀλλὰπάντες Arist. Pol. 1292a12, cf. 1283b34. later, = ἑκάτερος, D.H. 3.2 codd. (ϝέκαστος Leg.Gort. 1.9, al., Schwyzer 409.4 (Elis), IG 9(1).334.9 (Locris). Apptly. connected with ἑκάς by Dam. Pr. 423.)
ἕκαστος , -η , -ον ,
[in LXX chiefly for H376;]
each, every (Lat. guisque);
(a) with a noun: Luke 6:44, John 19:23; seq. κατά , Hebrews 3:13, Revelation 22:2; εἷς ἕ ., Ephesians 4:16;
(b) without a noun: Acts 4:35, Romans 2:6, al.;
(c) partit. gen., Romans 14:12, 1 Corinthians 1:12, al.; in sing. with pl. verb, Luke 2:3, Acts 11:29, al.; in apposition with pl. noun or prop., Luke 2:3, John 16:32, Acts 2:8; Acts 3:26, al.; εἷς ἕ . (Lat. unusquisgue), Acts 2:6; Acts 21:26, Colossians 4:6, al.; ἕ . τ . ἀδελφῷ (= Heb. H251 H376, Genesis 26:31), Matthew 18:35 (cf. Hebrews 8:11); ἕ . μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον (= H7453 H413 H376, Judges 6:29, al.), Ephesians 4:25
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P Fay 91.42 (A.D. 99) ἕκαστα ποιήσω καθὼς πρόκιται, ib. 100.6 (A.D. 99) μετὰ κυρίων ἑκάστ [η ]ς τοῦ ἀνδρός, ";with their respective guardians their husbands"; (Edd.), P Oxy X. 1278.24 (A.D. 214) ἕκαστον δὲ μέρος π [α ]ραδοῦν [αι ἑ ]κ ̣α ̣τέρῳ, ";each party is to deliver to the other"; (Edd.), ib. VI. 886.16 (a magical formula—iii/A.D.) ἐπίγρ (αψον) ἐν ἑκάστῳ τῶν φύλλων τὰ τῶν θεῶν ὀνόματα. The phrase καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν, as in Hebrews 3:13 is common, e.g. P Fay 130.5 (iii/A.D.), and similarly καθ᾽ ἕκαστον μῆνα, καθ᾽ ἕκαστον ἔτος. For εἶς ἕκαστος, see P Tebt II. 397.1 (A.D. 198) ε ̄ ἐξεδό (θησαν) ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ, ";5 copies were issued, one to each one"; (Edd.).
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