The Difference Between yhios and bên
Both yhios (Greek: υἱός, G5207) and bên (Hebrew: בֵּן, H1121) address overlapping biblical themes — yhios carrying the sense of "child" and bên conveying "afflicted". Each word is shaped by its own covenant and cultural context, yet together they illuminate how the Old and New Testaments speak with one voice on this theme.
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υἱός vs בֵּן
yhios and bên
υἱός
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
G5207
Exegetical Meaning
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship | Etymology: apparently a primary word; | KJV: child, foal, son
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בֵּן
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
H1121
Exegetical Meaning
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | Etymology: from H1129 (בָּנָה); | KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
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