Strong's Lexicon
G3577 — νῶτος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3577 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νῶτος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | notos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | no`-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. the back |
| KJV Renderings: | back |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νῶτος, νώτου, ὁ (from root ’to bend,’ ’curve,’ akin to Latinnatis; Fick i. 128; Vanicek, p. 420), the back: Rom 11:10 from Psa 68:24 (). (In Homer ὁ νῶτος ( the gender of the singular is undetermined in Homer and Hesiod (Liddell and Scott)), plural τά νῶτα; in Attic generally τό νῶτον, very rarely ὁ νῶτος; plural always τά νῶτα; the Sept. ὁ νῶτος, plural οἱ νῶτοι; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 290; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 351); Passow (Liddell and Scott), under the word.)
STRONGS NT 3577a: Ξ [Ξ Xi, on its occasional substitution for sigma ς’ see Sigma.]
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νῶτος (back)
Romans 11:10
- KJV: Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see and bow down their back alway
- GK: σκοτισθήτωσαν οι οφθαλμοί αυτών του μη βλέπειν και τον νώτον αυτών διαπαντός σύγκαμψον