Strong G286ἀμνός
lamb
- Transliteration
- amnos
- Pronunciation
- am-nos'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Apparently a primary word; a lamb: - lamb.
Detailed definition
ἀμνός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for כֶּבֶשׂ;]
a lamb: figuratively, of Christ (DCG, ii, 620b), Jhn.1:29, 36, Act.8:32" (LXX), 1Pe.1:19 (cf. ἀρνίον; Cremer, 102, 635).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כֶּבֶשׂ;]
a lamb: figuratively, of Christ (DCG, ii, 620b), Jhn.1:29, 36, Act.8:32" (LXX), 1Pe.1:19 (cf. ἀρνίον; Cremer, 102, 635).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G286 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lamb4
First verses
- John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
- John 1:36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
- Acts 8:32The 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:
- 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀμνός, ὁ,
lamb, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 751, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1559)]; ἀμνοὶ τοὺς τρόπους lambs in temper, [NT+3rd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pax” 935: _metaphorically_, ὁ ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ NT.John.1.36: _feminine_ (compare ἀμνή, ἀμνίς), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 5.144, 149, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.205.—Oblique casesusu. formed from ἀρήν, (which see) (For ἀβνός,)] i.e. agynos, cf. Latin agnus.)
lamb, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 751, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1559)]; ἀμνοὶ τοὺς τρόπους lambs in temper, [NT+3rd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pax” 935: _metaphorically_, ὁ ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ NT.John.1.36: _feminine_ (compare ἀμνή, ἀμνίς), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 5.144, 149, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.205.—Oblique casesusu. formed from ἀρήν, (which see) (For ἀβνός,)] i.e. agynos, cf. Latin agnus.)