STRONGS G2239:
ἦθος,
-εος (
-ους),
τό, (akin to
ἔθος, probably from
ΕΩ, whence
ἧμαι,
ἕζω, [cf. Vanicek, p. 379]);
1. a customary abode, dwelling-place, haunt, customary state, (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, others).
2. custom, usage (cf. German
Sitzen,
Sitte); plural
τὰ ἤθη morals, character, (Latin
mores)
1 Corinthians 15:33 from Menander; cf. Menander fragment,
Meineke edition, p. 75. (Sir. 20:26 (25); 4 Macc. 1:29; 2:7, 21.)
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