Strong's Lexicon
G3111
G3111 — μάκελλον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3111 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μάκελλον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of Latin origin (macellum) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | makellon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mak'-el-lon |
| Meaning: | 1. a butcher's stall, meat market or provision-shop |
| KJV Renderings: | shambles |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μάκελλον, μακελλου, τό, a Latin word,macellum (probably akin to μάχη; Vanicek, p. 687 (cf. Plutarch, as below)), a place where meat and other articles of food are sold, meat-market, provision-market, (A. V. shambles): 1Co 10:2; 1Co 10:5. (Dio Cassius, 6 1, 18 τήν ἀγοράν τῶν ὀψων, τό μάκελλον; (Plutarch, ii., p. 277 d. (quaest. Rom. 54)).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μάκελλον (shambles)
1 Corinthians 10:25
- KJV: Whatsoever is sold in the shambles eat asking no question for conscience sake
- GK: παν το εν μακέλλω πωλούμενον εσθίετε μηδέν ανακρίνοντες διά την συνείδησιν