"Adam, pr. name, indecl."
Definition and meaning
Adam, pr. name, indecl.
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἀδάμ
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of adam (G76) across the King James Bible.
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
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Common questions
Strong's G76 (adam) is a Greek word that means: Adam, pr. name, indecl. It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word adam (G76) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G76 is adam, a Greek word defined as: Adam, pr. name, indecl.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
adam is a Greek word found in the New Testament.