- Original: ἴσος - Transliteration: Isos - Phonetic: ee'-sos - Definition: 1. equal, in quantity or quality - Origin: probably from G1492 (through the idea of seeming) - TDNT entry: 08:43,4 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective

ἴσος isos 8x equal, like, Mat_20:12 ; Luk_6:34 ; on an equality, Php_2:6 ; met. correspondent, consistent, Mar_14:56 ; Mar_14:59

ἴσος (epic ἶσος , so sometimes Rec. ), -η , -ον , [in LXX for λΜΐ֜ , Job_5:14 ; Job_10:10 , al. ; H259 , Eze_40:5 ff .; 2Ma_9:15 , 4Ma_13:20-21 , al. ;] equal, the same in size, number, quality, etc.: δωρεά , Act_11:17 ; μαρτυρίαι , Mar_14:56 ; Mar_14:59 ; ἴ . ποιεῖν , c . acc et dat ., Mat_20:12 ; ἑαυτὸν τ . θεῷ , Joh_5:18 ; τὰ ἴ . ἀπολαβεῖν , Luk_6:34 , n . pl ., ἴσα , adverbially, Rev_21:16 ; τ . θεῷ , Php_2:6 .†

ἴσος [page 307] In BGU II. 646 .6 (A.D. 193) ἵνα πάντες ἰδιῆτα [ι ] ( l . εἰδῆτε ) καὶ ταῖς ἴσαις ἡμέραις ἑορτάση [τα ]ι ( l . ἑοτάσητε ) Wilcken ( Chrest. I. p. 570) understands the reference to be not to the same calendar-days, but to the same length of time, viz. 15 days as stated later in the document. For the meaning equal in quality, cf. P Strass I. 32 .14 (A.D. 261) ζυγὸν δὲ ἐνάγων παρά σοι τὸν ἐπιτηδειότερον αὐτῷ παράσχες , τὸν ἴσον σεαυτῷ ποιήσας εἰς τὰ παρά σοι ἔργα . The neut. is common as a subst. = copy, e.g. P Lond 1222 .5 (A.D. 138) (= III. p. 126), a letter enclosing a copy of a rescript, and requesting that another copy should be given to a certain woman τὸ ἴσον δι᾽ ὑπηρε̣του μεταδοθῆναι τ [ῇ ] διά [σ ]ου δ̣η̣λ̣[ουμέ ]νῃ Θερμουθ̣αρίωι , and similarly P Tebt II. 301 .21 (A.D. 190) ἔσχον τούτου [τὸ ἴ ]σον ἄχρι ἐξετάσεως , I have received a copy of this [a notice of death] for investigation. For τὰ ἴσα , as in Luk_6:34 , cf. P Ryl II. 65 .7 (B.C. 67 ?) εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν τὰ ἴσα , the same sum to the Treasury, and for ἴσα used adverbially (as in Php_2:6 , cf. Job_11:12 ; Job_30:19 ), see the curious nursery alphabet P Tebt II. 278 .33 (early i/A.D.) ἴσα οὕτωι ἦρκε , κάλλιστον ἱμάτιν , just so he stole it, my lovely garment. This usage survives in MGr ἴσ (ι )α μέ ( i.e. μετά .), till, up to (Thumb Handb. p. 111). Cf. also the adverbial phrase ἐξ ἴσου , as in P Fay 34 .14 (A.D. 161) κατὰ μῆνα τὸ αἱροῦν ἐξ ἴσου , in equal monthly instalments (Edd.), ib. 93 .17 (A.D. 161), al. , and ἐπ᾽ ἴσηι καὶ ὁμοίηι , upon equal and similar terms, as in Syll 162 .27 (end of iv/B.C.). The difficult phrase ἴσος πλήρης in P Goodsp Cairo 28 .4 (ii/A.D.) with reference to a. boat s lading is discussed by Wilcken Archiv iii. p. 116. As regards derivation ἴσος < *ϝιτσ - ϝος , from the root of εἶδος (Boisacq, p. 383). On ἵσος see Thumb Hellen. p. 64. MGr ἴσιος .

ἴσος ἴσος, η, ον "equal to, the same as", c. dat., or absol. "equal, like", Hom. , etc.:— ἴσα πρὸς ἴσα ""measure" for "measure, "" Hdt. ; of the mixture of wine with water, ἴσος οἶνος ἴσῳ ὕδατι κεκραμένος Comici; metaph., μηδὲν ἴσον ἴσῳ φέρων not mixing "half and half", i. e. not giving "tit for tat", Ar. "equally divided, equal", Hom. , Soph. :— τὰ ἴσα "an equal share, fair measure", Hdt. , Soph. :— ἴσαι (sc. ψῆφοι) votes "equally divided", Ar. at Athens, of "the equal division of all civic rights", Thuc. , etc.:— τὰ ἴσα "equal rights, equality", Dem. :—also, ἡ ἴση καὶ ὁμοία (sc. δίκη) Thuc. , etc.; ἐπ᾽ ἴσῃ τε καὶ ὁμοίῃ on "fair" and equal terms, Hdt. of persons, "fair, impartial", Soph. , Plat. , etc. of ground, "even, level, flat", Lat. aequus, εἰς τὸ ἴσον καταβαίνειν, of an army, Xen. adv., ἴσως, v. sub voc.:—but there are other adverbial forms, neut. sg., ἶσον Κηρί "even as" Death, Il. ; ἶσον ἐμοί "like" me, id=Il. , etc.; ἴσον τῷ πρίν "equally" as before, Eur. ; followed by καί, ἴσα καί . . "like as, as if", Lat. aeque ac, Soph. , etc.:—absol. "alike", id=Soph. with Preps.: —ἀπὸ τῆς ἴσης "equally", Lat. ex aequo, Thuc. ; ἀπ᾽ ἴσης Dem. :— ἐν ἴσῳ "equally", Thuc. , etc.;— ἐξ ἴσου Hdt. , attic:— ἐπὶ ἴσης, later ἐπίσης, Hdt. , attic attic comp. ἰσαίτερος Eur. , etc.

ἴσος (epic ἶσος, so sometimes Rec.), -η, -ον, [in LXX for כְּ֜, Jb 5:14; Job.10:10, al.; אֶחָד, Eze.40:5 ff.; 2Ma.9:15, 4Ma.13:20-21, al. ;] equal, the same in size, number, quality, etc.: δωρεά, Act.11:17; μαρτυρίαι, Mrk.14:56, 59; ἴ. ποιεῖν, with accusative and dative, Mat.20:12; ἑαυτὸν τ. θεῷ, Jhn.5:18; τὰ ἴ. ἀπολαβεῖν, Luk.6:34, n. pl., ἴσα, adverbially, Rev.21:16; τ. θεῷ, Php.2:6.† (AS)