Quick Definition
ἔσωθεν Adv from within, inside
Strong's Definition
from 2080; from inside; also used as equivalent to 2080 (inside)
KJV Usage: inward(-ly), (from) within, without
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | εἰς
84.14 · Spacial Extensions · Extension From a Source
from inside extension from a source which is inside
83.16 · Spacial Positions · Among, Between, In, Inside
within, on the inside the inner surface of an object
MAT 23:25 · MAT 23:27 · MAT 23:28 · LUK 11:40 · 2CO 7:5 · REV 4:8 · REV 5:1
26.2 · Psychological Faculties
a person’s inner self, the inner being, within oneself (a figurative extension of meaning of ἔσωθεν[a] ‘from inside,’ 84.14) the inner being of a person as the source or agent of thought or behavior A literal translation of ἔσωθεν δέ εἰσιν λύκοι ἅρπαγες in MAT 7:15 as ‘on the inside they are ravaging wolves’ could be seriously misleading, since in some cultures certain people are regarded as actually being animals but disguised as human beings. It may therefore be necessary to make some adjustments in this passage and to translate as ‘but what they want to do makes them like wild wolves’ or ‘but their minds are like the minds of wild wolves.’ On the other hand, one could employ a strictly literal translation and then have a footnote indicating that this statement in the Scriptures does not confirm local beliefs concerning animals disguised as humans.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔσωθεν, (ἔσω), adv. of place, fr. Aeschyl. and Hat. down; [1. adverbially 5] a. from within (Vulg. de intus, ab intus, intrinsecus, [ete.]) : Mk. vii. 21, 23; Lk. xi. 7; 2 Co. vii. 5. b. within (cf. W. § 54, 7): Mt. vii. 15; xxiii. 25, 27, 28; Rev. iv. 8; ν. 1 [cf. γράφω, 3]; ὁ ἔσωθεν ἄνθρωπος, 2 Co. iv. 16 RG (see ἔσω, 2); τὸ ἔσωθεν, that which is within, the inside, Lk. xi. 40; with gen. of pers. i. q. your soul, ibid. 89. [2. as a prep. with the gen. (W § 54,6): Rev. xi. 2 Rec." (see ἔξωθεν, 2).]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἔσωθεν esōthen 12x
from within, from the interior, Mk. 7:21, 23; within, in the internal parts, Mt. 7:15; ὁ, ἡ, τὸ ἔσωθεν, interior, internal, Lk. 11:39, 40; ὁ ἔσωθεν ἄνθρωπος, the mind, soul, 2 Cor. 4:16
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἔσωθεν
(< ἔσω),
adv.,
[in LXX for בַּבַּיִת, לִפְנֵי and cognate forms ;]
from within: Mk 7:21, 23, Lk 11:7.
within: Mt 7:15 23:25, 27, 28, II Co 7:5, Re 4:8 5:1; τὸ ἔ., Lk 11:40; id. c. gen., ib. 39.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἔσωθεν. P Oxy XII. 1449 (Return of Temple Property—a.p. 213-7) λαμπί(ὰς) σὺν ζῳδίῳ Κόρης ἀργυρῷ ἀσήμί(ῳ) ὁλκί(ῆς) λί(τρας) ἃ ἔσωθ(εν) ξυλ(ίνη), “a lamp with a small figure of Core in unstamped silver weighing 1 1b., the interior being of wood” (Edd.). With the use in Mt 7! cf. Epict. ii. 8. 14 αὐτοῦ δὲ τοῦ θεοῦ παρόντος ἔσωθεν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἔσωθεν (esōthen) — inwardly. ἔσωθεν (εἴσωθεν only in [Refs 5th c.BC+], rarely ἔσωθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]: adverb: from within, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. within, inside, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔσωθε ναοῦ [Refs]