Strong's Lexicon
G1708
G1708 — ἐμπλοκή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1708 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐμπλοκή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G1707 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | emploke |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | em-plok-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. elaborate braiding of the hair |
| KJV Renderings: | plaiting |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμπλοκή (see ἐν, III. 3), ἐμπλοκῆς, ἡ, (ἐμπλέκω), an interweaving, braiding, a knot: τριχῶν (Lachmann omits), an elaborate gathering of the hair into knots, Vulg.capillatura, (A. V. plaiting), 1Pe 3:3 (κόμης, Strabo 17, p. 828).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐμπλοκή (plaiting)
1 Peter 3:3
- KJV: Whose adorning let it not be that outward of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel
- GK: ων έστω ουχ ο έξωθεν εμπλοκής τριχών και περιθέσεως χρυσίων η ενδύσεως ιματίων κόσμος