Strong G2447ἰός
poison/rust
- Transliteration
- ios
- Pronunciation
- ee-os'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Perhaps from εἶμι eimi (to go) or ἵημι hiēmi (to send);
rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents): - poison rust.
rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents): - poison rust.
Detailed definition
ἰός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX: Eze.24:6, 11-12 (חֶלְאָה), Psa.140:3 (חֵמָה), al.;]
1. an arrow.
2. rust (Ez, l.with): Jas.5:3 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).
3. poison: figuratively, Rom.3:13 (Ps. l.with), Jas.3:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Eze.24:6, 11-12 (חֶלְאָה), Psa.140:3 (חֵמָה), al.;]
1. an arrow.
2. rust (Ez, l.with): Jas.5:3 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).
3. poison: figuratively, Rom.3:13 (Ps. l.with), Jas.3:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2447 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- poison2
- rust1
First verses
- Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
- James 3:8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἰός [ῑ], ὁ,
C rust on iron, or verdigris on copper and bronze, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 141 (uncertain), 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 451, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 609a, “Ti.” 59c, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.17; ἰ. σιδήρου 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 5.80; ἰ. χαλκοῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.75, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 5.79, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.218)]; patina on bronze statues, ὅπως καθαρὸς ἰοῦ ἔσται ὁ ἀνδριάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“SIG” 284.15 (Chios, 4th c.BC),compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.395b. (Perh. identical with ἰός 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus))]
C rust on iron, or verdigris on copper and bronze, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 141 (uncertain), 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 451, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 609a, “Ti.” 59c, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.17; ἰ. σιδήρου 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 5.80; ἰ. χαλκοῦ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 1.75, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 5.79, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.218)]; patina on bronze statues, ὅπως καθαρὸς ἰοῦ ἔσται ὁ ἀνδριάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“SIG” 284.15 (Chios, 4th c.BC),compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.395b. (Perh. identical with ἰός 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus))]