Strong's Lexicon

G1004

G1004 — βόρβορος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekborborosnounOccurrences: 1

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, , 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

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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