Strong's Lexicon
G2053
G2053 — ἔριον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2053 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἔριον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of obscure affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | erion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | er'-ee-on |
| Meaning: | 1. wool |
| KJV Renderings: | wool |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔριον, ἐρίου, τό (diminutive of τό ἔρος or εἶρος), wool: Heb 9:19; Rev 1:14. (From Homer down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἔριον (wool)
Hebrews 9:19
- KJV: For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law he took the blood of calves and of goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop sprinkled both the book and all the people
- GK: λαληθείσης γαρ πάσης εντολής κατά τον νόμον υπό Μωϋσέως παντί τω λαώ λαβών το αίμα των μόσχων και τράγων μετά ύδατος και ερίου κοκκίνου και υσσώπου αυτό τε το βιβλίον και πάντα τον λαόν ερράντισε
Revelation 1:14
- KJV: His head and hairs white like wool as white as snow and his eyes as a flame of fire
- GK: η δε κεφαλή αυτού και αι τρίχες λευκαί ωσεί έριον λευκόν ως χιών και οι οφθαλμοί αυτού ως φλοξ πυρός