Lexical Summary
pas: All, every, whole, entire
Original Word: πᾶς
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pas
Pronunciation: pahs
Phonetic Spelling: (pas)
KJV: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever
NASB: all, every, all things, everyone, everything, whole, any
Word Origin: [apparently a primary word]
1. all, any, every, the whole
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
every, all manner of
Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole -- all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
HELPS Word-studies
3956 pás – each, every; each "part(s) of a totality" (L & N, 1, 59.24).
3956 /pás ("each, every") means "all" in the sense of "each (every) part that applies." The emphasis of the total picture then is on "one piece at a time." 365 (ananeóō) then focuses on the part(s) making up the whole – viewing the whole in terms of the individual parts.
[When 3956 (pás) modifies a word with the definite article it has "extensive-intensive" force – and is straightforward intensive when the Greek definite article is lacking.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitionall, every
NASB Translationall (731), all the things (7), all...things (1), all kinds (1), all men (14), all people (4), all respects (3), all things (126), all* (1), always* (3), any (16), any at all (1), anyone (3), anything (3), anything* (1), continually* (6), entire (4), every (128), every form (1), every kind (9), every respect (1), every way (2), everyone (71), everyone's (1), everyone* (1), everything (45), forever* (1), full (2), great (2), no* (15), none* (1), nothing (1), nothing* (1), one (4), perfectly (1), quite (1), whatever (3), whatever* (1), whoever (7), whole (18).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3956: πᾶςπᾶς,
πᾶσα,
πᾶν, genitive
παντός,
πάσης,
παντός, (dative plural, Lachmann
πᾶσι ten times,
πασσιν seventy-two times;
Tdf. πᾶσι five times (see Proleg., p. 98f),
πᾶσιν seventy-seven times;
Treg. πᾶσιν eighty-two times;
WH πᾶσι fourteen times,
πᾶσιν sixty-eight times; see Nu, (
ἐφελκυστικον)), Hebrew
כֹּל (from
Homer down),
all, every; it is used:
I. adjectivally, and
1. with anarthrous nouns;
a. any, every one (namely, of the class denoted by the norm annexed to πᾶς); with the singular: as πᾶν δένδρον, Matthew 3:10; πᾶσα θυσία, Mark 9:49 (T WH Tr marginal reading omits; Tr text brackets the clause); add, Matthew 5:11; Matthew 15:13; Luke 4:37; John 2:10; John 15:2; Acts 2:43; Acts 5:42; Romans 14:11; 1 Corinthians 4:17; Revelation 18:17, and very often; πᾶσα ψυχή ἀνθρώπου, Romans 2:9 (πᾶσα ἄνθρωπος ψυχή, Plato, Phaedr., p. 249 e.); πᾶσα συνείδησις ἀνθρώπων, 2 Corinthians 4:2; πᾶς λεγόμενος Θεός, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; πᾶς ἅγιος ἐν Χριστῷ, Philippians 4:21ff with the plural, all or any that are of the class indicated by the noun: as πάντες ἄνθρωποι, Acts 22:15; Romans 5:12, 18; Romans 12:17; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Corinthians 15:19; πάντες ἅγιοι, Romans 16:15; πάντες ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ, Hebrews 1:6; πάντα (L T Tr WH τά) ἔθνη, Revelation 14:8; on the phrase πᾶσα σάρξ, see σάρξ, 3.
b. any and every, of every kind (A. V. often all manner of): πᾶσα νόσος καί μαλακία, Matthew 4:23; Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:1; εὐλογία, blessings of every kind, Ephesians 1:3; so especially with nouns designating virtues or vices, emotions, character, condition, to indicate every mode in which such virtue, vice or emotion manifests itself, or any object whatever to which the idea expressed by the noun belongs: — thus, πᾶσα ἐλπίς, Acts 27:20; σοφία, Acts 7:22; Colossians 1:28; γνῶσις, Romans 15:14; ἀδικία, ἀσέβεια, etc., Romans 1:18, 29; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Ephesians 4:19, 31; Ephesians 5:3; σπουδή, 2 Corinthians 8:7; 2 Peter 1:5; ἐπιθυμία, Romans 7:8; χαρά, Romans 15:13; αὐτάρκεια, 2 Corinthians 9:8; ἐν παντί λόγῳ καί γνώσει, 1 Corinthians 1:5; σοφία καί φρονήσει etc. Ephesians 1:8; ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνη καί δικαιοσύνη, καί ἀλήθεια, Ephesians 5:9; αἰσθήσει, Philippians 1:9; ὑπομονή, θλῖψις, etc., 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 12:12; add, Colossians 1:9-11; Colossians 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 5:2; 1 Timothy 6:1; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 2:15 (on which see σπιταγη);
c. the whole (all, Latintotus): so before proper names of countries, cities, nations; as, πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα, Matthew 2:3; πᾶς, Ἰσραήλ, Romans 11:26; before collective terms, as πᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραήλ, Acts 2:36; πᾶσα κτίσις (see κτίσις, 2 b.); πᾶσα γραφή (nearly equivalent to the ὅσα προεγράφη in Romans 15:4), 2 Timothy 3:16 (cf. Rothe, Zur Dogmatik, p. 181); πᾶσα γερουσία υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Exodus 12:21; πᾶς ἵππος Φαραώ, Exodus 14:23; πᾶν δίκαιον ἔθνος, Additions to Esther 1:9
2. with nouns which have the article, all the, the whole (see c. just above): — with the singular; as, πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη, the whole herd, Matthew 8:32; πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος, Matthew 13:2; πᾶς ὁ κόσμος, Romans 3:19; Colossians 1:6; πᾶσα ἡ πόλις (i. e. all its inhabitants), Matthew 8:34; Matthew 21:10, etc.; πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία, Matthew 3:5; add, Matthew 27:25; Mark 5:33; Luke 1:10; Acts 7:14; Acts 10:2; Acts 20:28; Acts 22:5; Romans 4:16; Romans 9:17; 1 Corinthians 13:2 (πίστιν καί γνῶσιν in their whole compass and extent); Ephesians 4:16; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9, 19; Philippians 1:3; Hebrews 2:15; Revelation 5:6, etc.; the difference between πᾶσα ἡ θλῖψις (all) and πᾶσα θλῖψις (any) appears in 2 Corinthians 1:4. πᾶς ὁ λαός οὗτος, Luke 9:13; πᾶσαν τήν ὀφειλήν ἐκείνην, Matthew 18:32; πᾶς placed after the noun has the force of a predicate: τήν κρίσιν πᾶσαν δέδωκέ, the judgment he hath given wholly (cf. Winer's Grammar, 548 (510)), John 5:22; τήν ἐξουσίαν ... πᾶσαν ποιεῖ, Revelation 13:12; it is placed between the article and noun (Buttmann, § 127, 29; Winer's Grammar, 549 (510)), as τόν πάντα χρόνον, i. e. always, Acts 20:18; add, Galatians 5:14; 1 Timothy 1:16 (here L T Tr WH ἅπας); — with a plural, all (the totality of the persons or things designated by the noun): πάντας τούς ἀρχιερεῖς, Matthew 2:4; add, Matthew 4:8; Matthew 11:13; Mark 4:13; Mark 6:33; Luke 1:6, 48; Acts 10:12, 43; Romans 1:5; Romans 15:11; 1 Corinthians 12:26; 1 Corinthians 15:25; 2 Corinthians 8:18, and very often; with a demonstrative pronoun added, Matthew 25:7; Luke 2:19, 51 (here T WH omit L Tr marginal reading brackets the pronoun); πάντες is placed after the noun: τάς πόλεις πάσας, the cities all (of them) (cf. Winer's Grammar, as above), Matthew 9:35: Acts 8:40; add, Matthew 10:30; Luke 7:35 (here L Tr WH text πάντων τῶν etc.); Luke 12:7; Acts 8:40; Acts 16:26; Romans 12:4; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 15:7; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:2, 12(13); Philippians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; 2 Timothy 4:21 (WH brackets πάντες); Revelation 8:3; οἱ πάντες followed by a noun, Acts 19:7; Acts 27:37; τούς κατά τά ἔθνη πάντας Ἰουδαίους, Acts 21:21 (here L omits; Tr brackets πάντας).
II. without a substantive;
1. masculine and feminine every one, any one: in the singular, without any addition, Mark 9:49; Luke 16:16; Hebrews 2:9; followed by a relative pronoun, πᾶς ὅστις, Matthew 7:24; Matthew 10:32; πᾶς ὅς, Matthew 19:29 (L T Tr WH ὅστις); Galatians 3:10; πᾶς ὅς ἄν (ἐάν Tr WH), whosoever, Acts 2:21; πᾶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ὅς, Luke 14:33; with a participle which has not the article (Winer's Grammar, 111 (106)): παντός ἀκούοντος (if anyone heareth, whoever he is), Matthew 13:19; παντί ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν, everyone owing (if he owe) us anything, unless ὀφείλοντι is to be taken substantively, every debtor of ours, Luke 11:4; with a participle which has the article and takes the place of a relative clause (Winer's Grammar, as above): πᾶς ὁ ὀργιζόμενος, everyone that is angry, Matthew 5:22; add, Matthew 7:8; Luke 6:47; John 3:8, 20; John 6:45; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:39; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:10; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 9:25; 1 Corinthians 16:16; Galatians 3:13; 1 John 2:23; 1 John 3:3f, 6, etc. Plural, πάντες, without any addition, all men: Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13; Luke 20:38; Luke 21:17; John 1:7; John 3:31a (in 31b G T WH marginal reading omit the clause);
2. Neuter πᾶν, everything (anything) whatsoever;
a. in the singular: πᾶν τό followed by a participle (on the neuter in a concrete and collective sense cf. Buttmann, § 128, 1), 1 Corinthians 10:25, 27; Ephesians 5:13; 1 John 5:4; πᾶν τό namely, ὄν, 1 John 2:16; πᾶν ὁ, Romans 14:23; John 6:37, 39 (R. V. all that); John 17:2; πᾶν ὁ, τί ἄν or ἐάν, whatsoever, Colossians 3:17, and Rec. in Colossians 3:23. Joined to prepositions it forms adverbial phrases: παντός or διαπαντός, always, perpetually, see διά, A. II. 1 a.; ἐν παντί, either in every condition, or in every matter, Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; in everything, in every way, on every side, in every particular or relation, 2 Corinthians 4:8; 2 Corinthians 7:5, 11, 16; 2 Corinthians 11:6, 9; Ephesians 5:24; πλουτίζεσθαι, 1 Corinthians 1:5; (περισσεύειν), 2 Corinthians 8:7; ἐν παντί καί ἐν πᾶσιν (see μυέω, b.), Philippians 4:12.
b. Plural, πάντα (without the article (cf. Winers Grammar, 116 (110); Matthiae, § 438)) all things; α. of a certain definite totality or sum of things, the context shewing what things are meant: Mark 4:34; Mark 6:30; Luke 1:3; (v. 28 L T Tr WH); John 4:25 (here T Tr WH ἅπαντα); Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 4:1; Philippians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 2 Timothy 2:10; Titus 1:15; 1 John 2:27; πάντα ὑμῶν, all ye do with one another, 1 Corinthians 16:14; πάντα γίνεσθαι πᾶσιν (A. V. to become all things to all men), i. e. to adapt oneself in all ways to the needs of all, 1 Corinthians 9:22 L T Tr WH (Rec. τά πάντα i. e. in all the ways possible or necessary); cf. Kypke, Obs. ii, p. 215f. β. accusative πάντα (adverbially), wholly, altogether, in all ways, in all things, in all respects: Acts 20:35; 1 Corinthians 9:25; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Corinthians 11:2; cf. Matthiae, § 425, 5; Passow, ii, p. 764a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word D. II. 4). γ. πάντα, in an absolute sense, all things that exist, all created things: John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:27; Hebrews 2:8 (and L T Tr WH in
III. with negatives;
1. οὐ πᾶς, not everyone.
2. πᾶς οὐ (where οὐ belongs to the verb), no one, none, see οὐ, 2, p. 460b; πᾶς μή (so that μή must be joined to the verb), no one, none, in final sentences, John 3:15; John 6:39; John 12:46; 1 Corinthians 1:29; with an imperative Ephesians 4:29 (1 Macc. 5:42); πᾶς ... οὐ μή with the aorist subjunctive (see μή, IV. 2), Revelation 18:22.
Topical Lexicon
Comprehensive Scope in Scripture πᾶς permeates the New Testament, signaling totality—sometimes absolutely, sometimes with contextual limitation—yet always underscoring the exhaustive reach of God’s purposes. From the opening genealogy of Matthew to the last benediction of Revelation, the word anchors declarations about creation, fall, redemption, judgment, worship, and daily conduct.
Creation and Divine Sovereignty
• John 1:3: “Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.”
• Colossians 1:16-17 highlights Christ as the cohesive center “in whom all things hold together.”
• Hebrews 1:3 portrays the Son “sustaining all things by His powerful word.”
Here πᾶς magnifies the universal scope of divine rule; nothing escapes the Creator’s authority or sustaining care.
Universal Human Condition
• Romans 3:23: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
• Galatians 3:22 affirms that “the Scripture imprisoned all under sin.”
The fall is total; therefore the need for salvation is likewise universal, preparing the reader for the next theme.
The Inclusive Reach of Salvation
• John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
• Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13 echo Joel: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
• 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9 stress God’s desire that “all” be saved and come to repentance.
πᾶς therefore bolsters the missionary mandate, guarding against narrow exclusivism while honoring the necessity of faith.
Christ’s Absolute Authority
• Matthew 28:18: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”
• Ephesians 1:22 declares that the Father “put all things under His feet.”
• Philippians 2:10-11 envisions universal homage: “every knee should bow… and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”
The term assures believers that every sphere—cosmic, terrestrial, demonic, human—is subject to Christ.
Worship and Obedience of the Church
• 1 Corinthians 10:31: “whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.”
• Colossians 3:17: “whatever you do… do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• Hebrews 13:15 urges perpetual praise: “the fruit of lips that confess His name.”
πᾶς invites comprehensive devotion; no task lies outside the realm of worship.
Unity and Diversity within the Body
• 1 Corinthians 12:13: “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.”
• Ephesians 4:6 speaks of “one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
The word underlines both the inclusiveness and the mutual responsibility believers share.
Pastoral and Ethical Exhortations
• 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All Scripture is God-breathed… so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.”
• 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “Give thanks in all circumstances.”
Such uses press the comprehensive claims of discipleship on every sphere of life—thought, attitude, and action.
Eschatological Fulfillment
• Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe away every tear… there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.”
• Revelation 5:13 pictures “every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth” praising the Lamb.
πᾶς frames the consummation: total renewal, total worship, total justice.
Interpretive Observations
1. Context can restrict the extent (e.g., Matthew 2:3 “all Jerusalem” denotes widespread agitation, not mathematical totality).
2. Collective uses (“all the people,” Luke 3:21) may emphasize representative solidarity.
3. Distributive shades appear in commands like Matthew 5:11 (“all kinds of evil”) and 1 Timothy 6:10 (“all kinds of evil”), guarding against simplistic universalism.
Discernment therefore requires reading the immediate setting alongside the broader canonical message.
Historical and Intertestamental Background
In the Septuagint πᾶς frequently translates Hebrew kol, reinforcing covenant declarations such as “all the earth is Mine” (Exodus 19:5 LXX). Jewish liturgy employed the term to proclaim divine kingship, a backdrop that heightens New Testament confessions of Jesus’ lordship over “all.”
Ministry Applications
• Evangelism: Since God commands “repentance unto life” for all (Acts 11:18), the Church proclaims Christ universally.
• Discipleship: “Teach them to observe all I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:20) grounds holistic obedience.
• Stewardship: Believers manage “all things” entrusted by God (1 Timothy 6:17-19), recognizing His ownership.
• Pastoral Care: Comfort flows from promises like Romans 8:28—“in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.”
Summary
πᾶς threads through Scripture as a golden strand of totality: creation originated by God, humanity universally fallen, salvation redemptively offered, Christ sovereign over every realm, and final restoration encompassing every tear and every tongue. Rightly understood, the word summons the Church to proclaim, believe, and obey God’s all-encompassing gospel with confident hope and comprehensive devotion.
Forms and Transliterations
ἅπαντα ἅπαντες έπασεν μη ου παν πᾶν παντα πάντα παντας πάντας παντες πάντες παντι παντί παντὶ παντος παντός Παντὸς πάντος παντων πάντων πας πάς πᾶς πασα πάσα πᾶσα Πασαι πάσαι Πᾶσαι πασαις πάσαις πασαν πάσαν πάσάν πᾶσαν πᾶσάν πασας πάσας πασάτω παση πάση πάσῃ πασης πάσης πασι πάσι πᾶσι πασιν πάσιν πᾶσιν πάσσαλοι πάσσαλον πάσσαλος πασσάλους πασσάλω πάσσοντος πάσσων παστού παστοφόρια παστοφόριον παστοφορίου παστοφορίω παστοφορίων πασων πασών πασῶν υμάς apanta apantes hapanta hápanta hapantes hápantes pan pân panta pánta pantas pántas pantes pántes panti pantí pantì panton pantōn pánton pántōn pantos pantós Pantòs pas pâs pasa pâsa Pasai Pâsai pasais pásais pasan pâsan pâsán pasas pásas pase pasē pásei pásēi pases pasēs páses pásēs pasi pâsi pasin pâsin pason pasôn pasōn pasō̂n
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