virtue

Greek Noun Female

ἀρετή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX, in sing: Hab.3:3, Zec.6:13 (הוֹד), in pl: Isa.42:8, 12 43:21 63:7 (תְּהִלָּה), Wis.4:1 5:13 8:7 2:1-24; 4Mac.2.2 *;] prop, whatever procures pre-eminent estimation for a person or thing, in Hom. any kind of conspicuous advantage. Later confined by philos. writers to intrinsic eminence-moral goodness, virtue; (a) of God: 2Pe.1:3; (b) of men: Php.4:8, 2Pe.1:5; pl. (Isa, Es, ll. with), excellencies: 1Pe.2:9 (the usage appears to be a survival of an early comprehensive sense in which the original idea is blended with the impression which it makes on others, i.e. praise, renown; see Hort, 1 Pe, 129. Deiss, BS, 95 f, thinks it means manifestations of divine power, as in current Gk. speech; cf. also MM, see word) (AS)

virtue

Greek Noun Female

ἀρετή [ᾰ], ἡ, goodness, excellence, of any kind, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] especially of manly qualities, ποδῶν ἀρετὴν ἀναφαίνων[Refs 8th c.BC+]; so of the gods, τῶν περ καὶ μείζων ἀ. τιμή τε βίη τε[Refs]; also of women, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. εἵνεκα for valour, [Refs 5th c.BC+] displayed brave deeds, [Refs] b) later, of the gods, chiefly in plural, glorious deeds, wonders, miracles, [NT+1st c.BC+]: also in singular, ὄψιν ἰδοῦσα ἀρετὴν τῆς θεοῦ[Refs 3rd c.BC+] 2) generally, excellence, ἡ ἀ. τελείωσίς τις[Refs 4th c.BC+]; of persons, ἄνδρα πὺξ ἀρετὰν εὑρόντα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, forms of excellence, μυρίαι ἀνδρῶν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially moral virtue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κακία, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; good nature, kindness, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.b) of animals, things, as land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐν ἀρετῇ κειμένη γῆ productive land, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἵππου[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κυνῶν, ἵππων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ἀστακοῦ] [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) prosperity, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) ἀ. εἴς τινα active merit, good service done him, ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα, frequently in honorary Inscrr, [Refs] III) reward of excellence, distinction, fame, πλούτῳ δ᾽ ἀρετὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of God, δόξα καὶ ἀ.[NT]: in plural, glories, [LXX+6th c.BC+] frequently of the praises of God, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) Ἀρετή personified, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) ἡ ἀ. σου as a title, Your worship, [Refs] VI) an engine of war, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] VII) a plaster, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed); praise, virtue; from the same as g730 (ἄῤῥην)