"easy, Mt. 9:5; 19:24; Mk. 2:9; 10:25; Lk. 5:3; 16:17; 18:25"
Definition and meaning
easy, Mt. 9:5; 19:24; Mk. 2:9; 10:25; Lk. 5:3; 16:17; 18:25
In the original Greek the word is written: εὔκοπος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 eukopos (G2123) across the King James Bible.
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Common questions
Strong's G2123 (eukopos) is a Greek word that means: easy, Mt. 9:5; 19:24; Mk. 2:9; 10:25; Lk. 5:3; 16:17; 18:25 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word eukopos (G2123) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2123 is eukopos, a Greek word defined as: easy, Mt. 9:5; 19:24; Mk. 2:9; 10:25; Lk. 5:3; 16:17; 18:25. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eukopos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.