Strong's Lexicon

G3468

G3468 — μώλωψ

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekmolopsnounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G3468
Word:μώλωψ
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from molos "moil, drudgery" (probably akin to the base of G3433) and probably ops "the face" (from G3700)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:molops
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mo'-lopes
Meaning:1. a mole ("black eye") or blow-mark
KJV Renderings:stripe

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μώλωψ, μώλωπος, (Hesychius τραῦμα καί ὁ ἐκ αἱματώδης τόπος ἤ καί τά ἐξερχομενα τῶν πληγῶν ὕδατα), a bruise, wale, wound that trickles with blood: 1Pe 2:24 from Isa 53:5 (where A. V. stripes). (Gen 4:23; Exo 21:25; Isa 1:6. Aristotle, Plutarch, Anthol., others.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

μώλωψ (stripe)

1 Peter 2:24

KJV: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we being dead to sins should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed
GK: ος τας αμαρτίας ημών αυτός ανήνεγκεν εν τω σώματι αυτού επί το ξύλον ίνα ταις αμαρτίαις απογενόμενοι τη δικαιοσύνη ζήσωμεν ου τω μώλωπι αυτού ιάθητε
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