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It emphasizes the finality and sufficiency of an event or action, particularly in the context of Christ's sacrificial work.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a singular, all-sufficient act was significant, especially in religious and legal contexts. The use of "ephapax" in the New Testament underscores the revolutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice, contrasting with the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament Levitical system. This term highlights the transition from the old covenant, which required continual offerings, to the new covenant, established through the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> and <a href="/greek/530.htm">hapax</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>once for all<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>once for all (4), one time (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 2178: ἐφάπαξ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐφάπαξ</span></span> (<span class="manuref">Treg.</span> in Heb. <span class="greek2">ἐφ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἅπαξ</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lipsius</span>, gram. Unters., p. 127), adverb (from <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> and <span class="greek2">ἅπαξ</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 422 (393); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 321 (275))), <span class="accented">once; at once</span> i. e. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> our <span class="accented">all at once</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">1 Corinthians 15:6</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> our <span class="accented">once for all</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/6-10.htm">Romans 6:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dio Cassius</span>, others.)<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>once for all. <p>From <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> and <a href="/greek/530.htm">hapax</a>; upon one occasion (only) -- (at) once (for all). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/530.htm">hapax</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφαπαξ εφάπαξ ἐφάπαξ εφαπτόμενοι εφαπτόμενος εφείλκυσαν εφέλκηται εφελκυσθώσι ephapax ephápax<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/romans/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀπέθανεν <b>ἐφάπαξ</b> ὃ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to sin <span class="itali">once for all;</span> but the life<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he died unto sin <span class="itali">once:</span> but in that<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to sin he died <span class="itali">once for all</span> that moreover<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς <b>ἐφάπαξ</b> ἐξ ὧν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brethren <span class="itali">at one time,</span> most<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> five hundred brethren <span class="itali">at once;</span> of whom<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> five hundred brothers <span class="itali">at once</span> of whom<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐποίησεν <b>ἐφάπαξ</b> ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He did <span class="itali">once for all</span> when He offered<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he did <span class="itali">once,</span> when he offered up<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed he did <span class="itali">once for all</span> himself having offered up<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν <b>ἐφάπαξ</b> εἰς τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the holy place <span class="itali">once for all,</span> having obtained<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he entered in <span class="itali">once</span> into<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blood he entered <span class="itali">once for all</span> into the<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 10:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ <b>ἐφάπαξ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Jesus Christ <span class="itali">once for all.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Jesus Christ <span class="itali">once</span> [for all].<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jesus Christ <span class="itali">once for all</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2178.htm">Strong's Greek 2178</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2178.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ephapax_2178.htm">ἐφάπαξ — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div 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