Strong's Lexicon
G3374 — μηλωτή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3374 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μηλωτή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from melon (a sheep) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | melote |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | may-lo-tay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a sheep-skin |
| KJV Renderings: | sheepskin |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μηλωτή, μηλωτης, ἡ (from μῆλον sheep, also a goat; as καμηλωτη (`camlet’) from κάμηλος (cf. Lob. Paralip., p. 332)), a sheepskin: Heb 11:37, and thence in Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 17, 1 [ET]. For àÇãÆÌøÆú an outer robe, mantle, the Sept. in 1Ki 19:13; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ki 2:8; 2Ki 2:13 f, doubtless because these mantles were made of skins; hence, more closely ùÅÒòÈø àÇãÆÌøÆú, a mantle of hair, Zec 13:4 (where the Sept. δέρρις τριχινη). In the Byzantine writings (Apoll. Dysk. 191, 9) μηλοτη denotes a monk’s garment.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μηλωτή (sheepskin)
Hebrews 11:37
- KJV: They were stoned they were sawn asunder were tempted were slain with the sword they wandered about in sheepskins and goat skins being destitute afflicted tormented
- GK: ελιθάσθησαν επρίσθησαν επειράσθησαν εν φόνω μαχαίρας απέθανον περιήλθον εν μηλωταίς εν αιγείοις δέρμασιν υστερούμενοι θλιβόμενοι κακουχούμενοι