Strong G2748κέδρος

Kidron

Transliteration
Kedrōn
Pronunciation
ked-rone'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H6939];
Cedron (that is Kidron) a brook near Jerusalem: - Cedron.

Detailed definition

κέδρος, -ου, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for אֶרֶז, Num.24:6, al.; χειμάρρους τῶν Κέδρων, 2Ki.15:23, 3Ki.15:13 (קִדְרוֹן);]
a cedar: χείμαρρος τῶν Κ. (as in 2Sam, 1Ki, ll. with), Jhn.18:1 (Rec. Tr., WH, R, mg.; τοῦ Κέδρου, T, WH, mg., see: Κεδρών, and cf. Westc., in l; WH, App., 89 f.; Abbott, JG, 513 ff).†
Κεδρών
(see: κέδρος), ὁ,
indecl.
(in FlJ, genitive -ῶνος; Heb. קִדְרוֹן), [in LXX: 2Ki.15:23, 4Ki.23:6, al.;]
Cedron (OT, Kidron): χείμαρρος τοῦ Κ., Jhn.18:1 (L, Tr., mg., R, txt.; cf. Bl., 10, 5; Lft., Essays, 172 ff).†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Kidron

A valley east of Jerusalem, site of significant events

The Kidron Valley, also known as the Valley of Jehoshaphat, is located east of Jerusalem and was the site of several significant events in the Bible.

In the Bible

Strong G2748 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • cedron1

First verses

  1. John 18:1
    When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κέδρος, ἡ,
cedar-tree, ὀδμὴ κέδρου.. θύου τ᾽ ἀνὰ νῆσον ὀδώδει δαιομένων [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.60; τὸ ἀπὸ κ. ἄλειφαρ γινόμενον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.87, compare 4.75)]; applied to prickly cedar, Juniperus Oxycedrus, Od.[same place], [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 3.12.3)]; Syrian cedar, J. excelsa,[Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. work] 3.2.6, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.77)]; Phoenician cedar, J. phoenicea, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.2.3)]; Himalayan cedar, J. macropoda, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 15.1.29)]; κ. μικρά juniper, J. communis, Dsc. [prev. cited]
2 anything made of cedar- wood: cedar coffin, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 365 (_plural_), “Tr.” 1141)]; cedar box, for a bee- hive, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.81.)]
3 cedar-oil, τῇ κ. ἀλείφειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Ind.” 16.)]
4 see at {κέδρον} [Refs (1.)]