Strong G2918κρίνον
lily
- Transliteration
- krinon
- Pronunciation
- kree'-non
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Perhaps a primary word; a lily: - lily.
Detailed definition
κρίνον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּשַׁן;]
a lily: Mat.6:28, Luk.12:27.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּשַׁן;]
a lily: Mat.6:28, Luk.12:27.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2918 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lily2
First verses
- Matthew 6:28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
- Luke 12:27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
κρίνον [ῐ], τό,
irregular plural [Refs 5th c.BC+ (κρίνεα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.92)]; dative [Refs 5th c.BC+ (κρίνεσιν 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 98, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nu.” 911)], etc.:—white lily, Lilium candidum, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 6.6.8, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.56, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.27, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.102; κ. πορφυροῦν)] Turk's cap lily, L. chalcedonicum, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 6.6.3, cf. Dsc.[same place]: proverbial, κρίνου γυμνότερος 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 6.181c)]: hence, of a needy man, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 6.197, etc.: symbolic of death, see at {κολοκύντη}.)]
2 Egyptian bean, Nelumbium speciosum, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.92.)]
II kind of choral dance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Apollophanes Comicus 2.)]
III kind of loaf, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.114f.)]
IV architectural ornament, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 11(2).161 A 72 (Delos, 3rd c.BC).)]
irregular plural [Refs 5th c.BC+ (κρίνεα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.92)]; dative [Refs 5th c.BC+ (κρίνεσιν 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 98, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nu.” 911)], etc.:—white lily, Lilium candidum, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 6.6.8, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.56, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.27, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.102; κ. πορφυροῦν)] Turk's cap lily, L. chalcedonicum, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 6.6.3, cf. Dsc.[same place]: proverbial, κρίνου γυμνότερος 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 6.181c)]: hence, of a needy man, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 6.197, etc.: symbolic of death, see at {κολοκύντη}.)]
2 Egyptian bean, Nelumbium speciosum, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.92.)]
II kind of choral dance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Apollophanes Comicus 2.)]
III kind of loaf, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.114f.)]
IV architectural ornament, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 11(2).161 A 72 (Delos, 3rd c.BC).)]