Strong's Lexicon
G1004
G1004 — βόρβορος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1004 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βόρβορος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | borboros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bor'-bor-os |
| Meaning: | 1. mud |
| KJV Renderings: | mire |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βόρβορος, βορβόρου, ὁ, dung, mire: 2Pe 2:22. (the Sept.; Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Plato, and following; ἐν βορβόρῳ κυλίεσθαι, of the vicious, Epictetus diss. 4, 11, 29.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βόρβορος (mire)
2 Peter 2:22
- KJV: But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb The dog turned to his own vomit again and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire
- GK: συμβέβηκε δε αυτοίς το της αληθούς παροιμίας κύων επιστρέψας επί το ίδιον εξέραμα και υς λουσαμένη εις κύλισμα βορβόρου