ἐφάπαξ G2178
Once for all, at one time; denoting a single decisive act with permanent, unrepeatable effect.
An emphatic adverb meaning 'once for all' — stressing that an action is performed a single time with permanent, irreversible effect. It is theologically potent in Hebrews, where it contrasts Christ's sacrifice with the repeated Levitical offerings: he offered himself 'once for all' (Heb 7:27; 9:12; 10:10), securing eternal redemption in a single act. Paul uses it in Romans 6:10 to declare that Christ 'died to sin once for all.' The one non-sacrificial use describes the 500 witnesses who saw the risen Christ 'at one time' (1 Cor 15:6). Spanish 'una vez para siempre' and German 'ein fuer allemal' vividly capture the finality.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Once for all, at one time — emphasizing a single, definitive, unrepeatable action. Spanish 'una vez para siempre / de una vez para siempre' and German 'ein fuer allemal' perfectly capture the force of finality. In Heb 7:27, Christ's self-offering is contrasted with daily priestly sacrifices; Heb 9:12 declares he entered the holy places once for all with his own blood; Heb 10:10 grounds sanctification in this single offering. Rom 6:10 applies the same finality to Christ's death to sin. The sole non-soteriological use in 1 Cor 15:6 means 'at one time' — describing the simultaneous appearance to over 500 witnesses. 5×
AR["دُفعَةً-واحِدَةً", "مَرَّةً-واحِدَةً", "مَرَّةً-وَاحِدَة", "مَرَّةً-وَاحِدَةً"]·ben["একবারে", "একবারেই", "একবারের-জন্য-সব", "একসাথে,"]·DE["ein-fuer-allemal"]·EN["at-once", "himself", "once-for-all"]·FR["ein-fuer-allemal", "une-fois-pour-toutes"]·heb["בְּ-בַת־אַחַת", "פַּעַם-אַחַת", "פַּעַם-אַחַת-וּלְתָמִיד"]·HI["एक-बार", "एक-बार,", "एक-बार।", "एक-साथ"]·ID["sekali-untuk-selamanya", "sekali-untuk-selamanya.", "sekali-untuk-selamanya;", "sekaligus,"]·IT["ephapax", "una-volta-per-tutte"]·jav["pisan", "sapisan-kangge-salaminipun", "sapisan-kanggé-salaminipun", "sapisan-kanggé-salaminipun;"]·KO["단번에", "한번에"]·PT["de-uma-vez,", "de-uma-vez-por-todas", "uma-vez-por-todas"]·RU["единожды", "которое", "однажды", "однажды-навсегда"]·ES["de-una-vez", "de-una-vez-para-siempre", "una-vez-para-siempre"]·SW["kwa-wakati-mmoja", "mara-moja", "mara-moja-kwa-wote"]·TR["bir-kez-", "bir-kez-için", "kimden-"]·urd["ایک-بار", "ایک-بار؛", "ایک-ہی-بار"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐφάπαξ [ᾰπ], adverb once for all, NT+5th c.BC+ __II at once, NT