TR: adam -> anthropos (Human / Mankind)¶
The Chain¶
Hebrew OT LXX (Greek OT) Greek NT
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אָדַם (adam) -> ἄνθρωπος (anthropos) -> ἄνθρωπος (anthropos)
H120, 526v 456x as translation 502v in NT
"human/man/mankind" of adam "human/man/person"
PMI score: 26.84
OT Usage (Hebrew)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| H120 | אָדַם (adam) | 526v | human being, man, mankind, person |
| H119 | אָדַם (adam) | adjacent family | be red/ruddy |
| H125 | אֲדַמְדָּם (adamdam) | adjacent family | reddish |
Key OT passages: - Gen 1:26 — "Let us make man in our image..." - Lev 1:2 — "If any man of you bring an offering..." - 1Sa 15:29 — "he is not a man, that he should repent."
LXX Bridge¶
| Hebrew | Greek Translation | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| adam (H120) | anthropos (G444) | 456x | Dominant human/person equivalent. |
| adam (H120) | Adam (G76) | 18x | Proper-name bridge. |
| adam (H120) | ktēnos (G2934) | 56x | Occurs in man/beast contexts in the alignment data. |
| adam (H120) | anthropinos (G442) | 4x | Adjectival "human" bridge. |
Reverse bridge for G444 anthropos includes H120 adam (456x), H376 ish (448x), H582 enosh (31x), H606 enash (16x), and H1397 geber (19x).
Semantic shift in translation: The primary bridge preserves the broad human/person range. Greek anthropos also absorbs several other Hebrew human terms, so it is broader than H120 alone when traced backward.
NT Usage (Greek)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| G444 | ἄνθρωπος (anthropos) | 502v | human being, person, man |
| G442 | ἀνθρώπινος (anthropinos) | adjacent family | human, belonging to humans |
| G441 | ἀνθρωπάρεσκος (anthropareskos) | adjacent family | pleasing humans |
Key NT passages: - Mat 4:4 — "Man shall not live by bread alone..." - Mar 1:17 — "fishers of men." - Jhn 1:4 — "the life was the light of men."
Direct OT->NT Quotations¶
| NT Verse | Quotes OT | Shared Word | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mat 4:4 | Deu 8:3 | adam -> anthropos | Both use the human/person term in the same citation line. |
| Luk 4:4 | Deu 8:3 | adam -> anthropos | Parallel citation of the same wording. |
Continuity and Shifts¶
Continuity: Both sides use the term for humans as a class and for individual persons.
Shift: NT anthropos is not limited to H120 as a Hebrew source; the LXX bridge also gathers ish, enosh, enash, and geber into the same Greek term.
Generated from: gather_trace_data.py, search_strongs.py Last updated: 2026-05-07