Strong's Lexicon
G286
G286 — ἀμνός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G286 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμνός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | amnos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-nos' |
| Meaning: | 1. a lamb |
| KJV Renderings: | lamb |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμνός, (οῦ, ὁ (from Sophocles and Aristophanes down), a lamb: Act 8:32; 1Pe 1:19; τοῦ θεοῦ, consecrated to God, Joh 1:29; Joh 1:36. In these passages Christ is likened to a sacrificial lamb on account of his death, innocently and patiently endured, to expiate sin. See ἀρνίον.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμνός (lamb)
John 1:29
- KJV: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world
- GK: τη επαύριον βλέπει ο Ιωάννης τον Ιησούν ερχόμενον προς αυτόν και λέγει ίδε ο αμνός του θεού ο αίρων την αμαρτίαν του κόσμου
John 1:36
- KJV: And looking upon Jesus as he walked he saith Behold the Lamb of God
- GK: και εμβλέψας τω Ιησού περιπατούντι λέγει ίδε ο αμνός του θεού
Acts 8:32
- KJV: The place of the scripture which he read was this He was led as a sheep to the slaughter and like a lamb dumb before his shearer so opened he not his mouth
- GK: η δε περιοχή της γραφής ην ανεγίνωσκεν ην αύτη ως πρόβατον επί σφαγήν ήχθη και ως αμνός εναντίον του κείροντος αυτόν άφωνος ούτως ουκ ανοίγει το στόμα αυτού
1 Peter 1:19
- KJV: But with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot
- GK: αλλά τιμίω αίματι ως αμνού αμώμου και ασπίλου χριστού