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It denotes the established ways of behavior or traditions that are characteristic of a particular group or society. The term is often used to describe religious, cultural, or social practices that are regularly observed.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, customs and traditions played a significant role in daily life, influencing everything from religious practices to social interactions. Jewish customs, in particular, were deeply rooted in the Law of Moses and were central to the identity and religious life of the Jewish people. The early Christian community, emerging from a Jewish context, often grappled with the role of these customs in light of the new covenant established through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1485</b> <i>éthos</i> (from <a href="/greek/1486.htm">1486</a> <i>/éthō</i>, "to be accustomed") <i>– an unwritten</i> custom; behavior based on tradition (a habit) fixed by the religious social life of a nation. <a href="/greek/1486.htm">See 1486</a> (<i>ethō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1486.htm">ethó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>custom (6), customs (5), habit (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1485: ἔθος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔθος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐθεος</span> (<span class="greek2">ἦθος</span>), <span class="greek2">τό</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> (Agam. 728 (?); better from <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>) down, <span class="accented">custom</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-39.htm">Luke 22:39</a>; <span class="greek2">ἔθος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span> followed by an infinitive, <a href="/interlinear/john/19-40.htm">John 19:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm">Acts 25:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-25.htm">Hebrews 10:25</a>; contextually, <span class="accented">usage prescribed by law, institute, prescription, rite</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-42.htm">Luke 2:42</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-21.htm">Acts 16:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-21.htm">Acts 21:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-3.htm">Acts 26:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a>; <span class="greek2">περιτέμνεσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">ἔθει</span> <span class="greek2">Μωϋσέως</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1</a>; <span class="greek2">ἀλλάξει</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἔθη</span> <span class="greek2">ἅ</span> <span class="greek2">παρέδωκε</span> <span class="greek2">Μωϋσῆς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/6-14.htm">Acts 6:14</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>custom, manner<p>From <a href="/greek/1486.htm">etho</a>; a usage (prescribed by habit or law) -- custom, manner, be wont. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1486.htm">etho</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εθει έθει ἔθει εθεσι έθεσι ἔθεσι εθεσιν ἔθεσιν εθη έθη ἔθη εθος έθος ἔθος εθων εθών ἐθῶν ethe ethē éthe éthē ethei éthei ethesi éthesi ethesin éthesin ethon ethôn ethōn ethō̂n ethos éthos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ τὸ <b>ἔθος</b> τῆς ἱερατείας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according <span class="itali">to the custom</span> of the priestly office,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> According <span class="itali">to the custom</span> of the priest's office,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to the <span class="itali">custom</span> of the priesthood<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-42.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:42</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ τὸ <b>ἔθος</b> τῆς ἑορτῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up [there] according <span class="itali">to the custom</span> of the Feast;<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after <span class="itali">the custom</span> of the feast.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-42.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to the <span class="itali">custom</span> of the Feast<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ τὸ <b>ἔθος</b> εἰς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out and proceeded <span class="itali">as was His custom</span> to the Mount<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and went, as <span class="itali">he was wont,</span> to the mount<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to the <span class="itali">custom</span> to the<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:40</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρωμάτων καθὼς <b>ἔθος</b> ἐστὶν τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as is the burial <span class="itali">custom</span> of the Jews.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">the manner</span> of the Jews<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spices as <span class="itali">a custom</span> is among the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 6:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλάξει τὰ <b>ἔθη</b> ἃ παρέδωκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and alter <span class="itali">the customs</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall change <span class="itali">the customs</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will change the <span class="itali">customs</span> which delivered<p><b><a href="/text/acts/15-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 15:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περιτμηθῆτε τῷ <b>ἔθει</b> τῷ Μωυσέως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you are circumcised <span class="itali">according to the custom</span> of Moses,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye be circumcised <span class="itali">after the manner</span> of Moses,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you be circumcised after the <span class="itali">custom</span> of Moses<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ καταγγέλλουσιν <b>ἔθη</b> ἃ οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and are proclaiming <span class="itali">customs</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And teach <span class="itali">customs,</span> which are<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and preach <span class="itali">customs</span> which not<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μηδὲ τοῖς <b>ἔθεσιν</b> περιπατεῖν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor to walk <span class="itali">according to the customs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither to walk <span class="itali">after the customs.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor in the <span class="itali">customs</span> to walk<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἔστιν <b>ἔθος</b> Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I answered <span class="itali">them that it is not the custom</span> of the Romans<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">the manner</span> of the Romans<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not It is <span class="itali">a custom</span> with Romans to give up<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ Ἰουδαίους <b>ἐθῶν</b> τε καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in all <span class="itali">customs</span> and questions<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> expert in all <span class="itali">customs</span> and questions<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jews <span class="itali">customs</span> and also<p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ τοῖς <b>ἔθεσι</b> τοῖς πατρῴοις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">the customs</span> of our fathers,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or <span class="itali">customs</span> of our fathers,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or the <span class="itali">customs</span> of our fathers<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 10:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑαυτῶν καθὼς <b>ἔθος</b> τισίν ἀλλὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> assembling together, <span class="itali">as is the habit</span> of some,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">the manner</span> of some<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of ourselves even as <span class="itali">[the] custom [is]</span> with some but<p><b><a href="/greek/1485.htm">Strong's Greek 1485</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1485.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ethe__1485.htm">ἔθη — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethei_1485.htm">ἔθει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethesi_1485.htm">ἔθεσι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethesin_1485.htm">ἔθεσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/etho_n_1485.htm">ἐθῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ethos_1485.htm">ἔθος — 6 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1484.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1484"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1484" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1486.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1486"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1486" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>