Strong G887ἀχλύς
mist
- Transliteration
- achlus
- Pronunciation
- akh-looce'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; dimness of sight that is (probably) a cataract: - mist.
Detailed definition
ἀχλύς, -ύος, ἡ
[in Aq.: Eze.12:7; Sm.: Job.3:5 *;]
a mist, esp. a dimness of the eyes: Act.13:11 (see Tr., Syn., § with).†
(AS)
[in Aq.: Eze.12:7; Sm.: Job.3:5 *;]
a mist, esp. a dimness of the eyes: Act.13:11 (see Tr., Syn., § with).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G887 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mist1
First verses
- Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀχλύς, ύος, ἡ,
(accusative ἀχλύα[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 341))] mist, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.357; elsewhere in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] of a mist over the eyes, as of one dying, κατὰ δ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτ᾽ ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.696)]; as result of ulceration, ἀχλύες[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.20, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.6.2, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.78 (_plural_), 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 7.27)]; or in emotion, Ἔρως πολλὴν κατ᾽ ἀχλὺν ὀμμάτων ἔχευεν[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 103)]; of drunkenness, πρὸς ὄμμ᾽ ἀ. ἀμβλωπὸς ἐφίζει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 6.11 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; of one whom a god deprives of the power of seeing and knowing others, κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.321; ἀπ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν σκέδασ᾽ ἀχλύν [prev. work] 341, compare 5.127, 15.668)]:— personified as Sorrow, πὰρ δ᾽ Ἀχλὺς εἱστήκει ἐπισμυγερή τε καὶ αἰνή, χλωρή, ἀϋσταλέη[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 264.)]
2 metaphorically, δνοφεράν τιν᾽ ἀχλὺν.. αὐδᾶται[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 379 (Lyric poetry), compare “Pers.” 668 (Lyric poetry); ἀχλὺν ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀφελεῖν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 38.19; διάνοια ἀχλύος γέμουσα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.42c.)]
3 ἀ. ὑγρή liquid emitted by cuttlefish, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 3.158.)]—Mostly poetry, but used by [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus (see. above) and 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 367b17, 373b12 (_plural_))]: also in later Prose, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 34.11.15, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.2.8, and see above 2)]. [ῡ in nominative and accusative singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus: ῠ in later poets.])]
(accusative ἀχλύα[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 341))] mist, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.357; elsewhere in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] of a mist over the eyes, as of one dying, κατὰ δ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτ᾽ ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.696)]; as result of ulceration, ἀχλύες[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.20, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.6.2, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.78 (_plural_), 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 7.27)]; or in emotion, Ἔρως πολλὴν κατ᾽ ἀχλὺν ὀμμάτων ἔχευεν[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 103)]; of drunkenness, πρὸς ὄμμ᾽ ἀ. ἀμβλωπὸς ἐφίζει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 6.11 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; of one whom a god deprives of the power of seeing and knowing others, κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.321; ἀπ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν σκέδασ᾽ ἀχλύν [prev. work] 341, compare 5.127, 15.668)]:— personified as Sorrow, πὰρ δ᾽ Ἀχλὺς εἱστήκει ἐπισμυγερή τε καὶ αἰνή, χλωρή, ἀϋσταλέη[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 264.)]
2 metaphorically, δνοφεράν τιν᾽ ἀχλὺν.. αὐδᾶται[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 379 (Lyric poetry), compare “Pers.” 668 (Lyric poetry); ἀχλὺν ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀφελεῖν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 38.19; διάνοια ἀχλύος γέμουσα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.42c.)]
3 ἀ. ὑγρή liquid emitted by cuttlefish, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 3.158.)]—Mostly poetry, but used by [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus (see. above) and 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 367b17, 373b12 (_plural_))]: also in later Prose, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 34.11.15, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.2.8, and see above 2)]. [ῡ in nominative and accusative singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus: ῠ in later poets.])]