Strong's Lexicon
G2238 — ἡδύοσμον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2238 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἡδύοσμον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of the compound of the same as G2234 and G3744 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | heduosmon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hay-doo'-os-mon |
| Meaning: | 1. a sweet-scented plant, i.e. mint |
| KJV Renderings: | mint |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἡδυοσμος, ἡδύοσμον (ἡδύς and ὀσμή), sweet-smelling (Pliny,jucundeolens); neuter τό ἡδυοσμος as a substantive garden-mint (equivalent to μινθη, Strabo 8, 3, 14, p. 344; Theophrastus, hist. plant. 7, 7; cf. caus. plant. 6, 22 (20)), a kind of small odoriferous herb, with which the Jews used to strew the floors of their houses and synagogues; (it was called by them îÄéðÀúÈÌà, see Buxtorf, Lex. talm. under the word, p. 1228 (p. 623, Fischer edition)): Mat 23:23; Luk 11:42. (BB. DD.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἡδύοσμον (mint)
Matthew 23:23
- KJV: Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier of the law judgment mercy and faith these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone
- GK: ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και Φαρισαίοι υποκριταί ότι αποδεκατούτε το ηδύοσμον και το άνηθον και το κύμινον και αφήκατε τα βαρύτερα του νόμου την κρίσιν και τον έλεον και την πίστιν ταύτα έδει ποιήσαι κακείνα μη αφίεναι
Luke 11:42
- KJV: But woe unto you Pharisees for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and pass over judgment and the love of God these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone
- GK: αλλ΄ ουαί υμίν τοις Φαρισαίος ότι αποδεκατούτε το ηδύοσμον και το πήγανον και παν λάχανον και παρέρχεσθε την κρίσιν και την αγάπην του θεού ταύτα έδει ποιήσαι κακείνα μη αφιέναι