Greek word · G2096

Εὖα

eua

Eve

The Greek form of Hebrew Ḥawwāh, the first woman's name. Genesis 3:20 explains it by the Hebrew root for 'life': 'because she was the mother of all living'.

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Εὔα (WH, Εὔα, § 408; Rec. Εὖα; S (in I Ti), Εὖα), -ας, ἡ (Heb. חַוָּה, Genesis 3:20),

Eve, wife of Adam: 2 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:13.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 1 Timothy 2:13

Range of meaning

The Greek form of Hebrew Ḥawwāh, the first woman's name. Genesis 3:20 explains it by the Hebrew root for 'life': 'because she was the mother of all living'.

Against the English

'Eve' is the standard English form; no difference in meaning.

Used elsewhere in the period

In LXX Genesis 3:20 the translator actually renders her name by meaning as Zōē ('Life'). The form Heua appears at Genesis 4:1 and 4:25. Tobit 8:6: 'You made Adam and gave him Eve his wife as helper and support.' New Testament: only here and 2 Corinthians 11:3 ('as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning'), where Eve's deception is a picture of a whole church, men and women alike, being led astray.

Where it appears

2 Corinthians · 1

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Εὕαν Eve

    I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

    Here: Eve is the object of the deception. Paul picks her because his picture in v. 2 is of the church as a woman promised to one husband.

1 Timothy · 1

  1. 1 Timothy 2:13 Εὕα. Eve.

    For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

    Here: The first woman, named here and in 2 Corinthians 11:3 only in the New Testament. Her name in Genesis 3:20 is tied to the Hebrew for 'life'. Verse 14 goes on to speak of her as 'the woman' who was deceived.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.