Strong G2966κῶλον
corpse
- Transliteration
- kōlon
- Pronunciation
- ko'-lon
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From the base of G2849; a limb of the body (as if lopped): - carcase.
Detailed definition
κῶλον, -ου, τό
a limb, member of a body,
[but in LXX (Lev.26:30, Num.14:29, 32-33, 1Ki.17:46, Isa.66:24*) for פֶּגֶר;]
hence, carcase: Heb.3:17 (LXX).†
(AS)
a limb, member of a body,
[but in LXX (Lev.26:30, Num.14:29, 32-33, 1Ki.17:46, Isa.66:24*) for פֶּגֶר;]
hence, carcase: Heb.3:17 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2966 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- carcase1
First verses
- Hebrews 3:17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
κῶλον, τό,
limb, member of a body, especially leg, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 325, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 183 (Lyric poetry), “Ph.” 42, etc.; δρομάδι κ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1301 (Lyric poetry); κ. ταχύπουν [prev. author] “Ba.” 168 (Lyric poetry))]: mostly in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 81, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 19; χεῖρες καὶ κῶλα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1185)]: generally, of arms and legs, and of animals, fore and hind legs, τὰ ἐμπρόσθια κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 91e; τὰ ἔμπροσθεν καὶ τὰ ὄπισθεν κ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 498a3, compare “PA” 690a20, etc.; δέρμα, τρίχας, ὄνυχάς τε ἐπ᾽ ἄκροις τοῖς κώλοις ἔφυσαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 76e.)]
2 ={κωλῆ}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (1, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 496.)]
3 of plants, limb, arm, σκολιῆς ἄγρια κ. βάτου [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.315 (4th-3rd c.BC: Zenodotus Grammaticus or 3rd c.BC: Rhianus Epicus))]: in plural, also, internodes of the νάρθηξ, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Cornutus Philosophus “de Natura Deorum” 30.)]
II generally, member,
II.1 of a building, side or front, of a square or triangular building, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.126, 134, 4.62, 108, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 947e.)]
II.1.b upright of a ladder, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus “Abhandlungen der Göttinger Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften (Phil.-hist. Klasse)” 182.5, +others)]
II.2 limb or lap of the race-course, διαύλου θάτερον κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Ag.” 344.)]
II.3 Rhet., member or clause of a περίοδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1409b13, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.165 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 22, 1st c.AD: Quintilianus Rhetor Latinus 9.4.22, 4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 1, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.3, 2.3)]; στίξομεν κατὰ κῶλον Castor in [Refs (Rhetores Graeci 3.721)] W.; διελὼν πρὸς κῶλον, of Origen in his Hexapla, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Eusebius Caesariensis Scriptor Ecclesiasticus “Praeparatio Evangelica” 6.16.)]
II.4 in verse, metrical unit containing fewer than three συζυγίαι without catalexis, [Refs 7th c.AD+ (7th c.AD: Hephaestio Grammaticus “Poëm.” 1;)] element of a στροφή, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 19, etc.)]
II.5 ῥινοῦ ἐΰστροφα κ., poetry for a sling, [Refs (Anthologia Graeca 7.172 (Antip. Sid.).)]
II.6 incorrect form for κόλον (which see), [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th-7th c.AD: Isidorus Hispalensis Grammaticus “Etym.” 4.7.38, etc.)]; compare κωλικός.
limb, member of a body, especially leg, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 325, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 183 (Lyric poetry), “Ph.” 42, etc.; δρομάδι κ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1301 (Lyric poetry); κ. ταχύπουν [prev. author] “Ba.” 168 (Lyric poetry))]: mostly in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 81, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 19; χεῖρες καὶ κῶλα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1185)]: generally, of arms and legs, and of animals, fore and hind legs, τὰ ἐμπρόσθια κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 91e; τὰ ἔμπροσθεν καὶ τὰ ὄπισθεν κ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 498a3, compare “PA” 690a20, etc.; δέρμα, τρίχας, ὄνυχάς τε ἐπ᾽ ἄκροις τοῖς κώλοις ἔφυσαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 76e.)]
2 ={κωλῆ}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (1, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 496.)]
3 of plants, limb, arm, σκολιῆς ἄγρια κ. βάτου [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.315 (4th-3rd c.BC: Zenodotus Grammaticus or 3rd c.BC: Rhianus Epicus))]: in plural, also, internodes of the νάρθηξ, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Cornutus Philosophus “de Natura Deorum” 30.)]
II generally, member,
II.1 of a building, side or front, of a square or triangular building, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.126, 134, 4.62, 108, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 947e.)]
II.1.b upright of a ladder, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus “Abhandlungen der Göttinger Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften (Phil.-hist. Klasse)” 182.5, +others)]
II.2 limb or lap of the race-course, διαύλου θάτερον κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Ag.” 344.)]
II.3 Rhet., member or clause of a περίοδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1409b13, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.165 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 22, 1st c.AD: Quintilianus Rhetor Latinus 9.4.22, 4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 1, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.3, 2.3)]; στίξομεν κατὰ κῶλον Castor in [Refs (Rhetores Graeci 3.721)] W.; διελὼν πρὸς κῶλον, of Origen in his Hexapla, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Eusebius Caesariensis Scriptor Ecclesiasticus “Praeparatio Evangelica” 6.16.)]
II.4 in verse, metrical unit containing fewer than three συζυγίαι without catalexis, [Refs 7th c.AD+ (7th c.AD: Hephaestio Grammaticus “Poëm.” 1;)] element of a στροφή, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 19, etc.)]
II.5 ῥινοῦ ἐΰστροφα κ., poetry for a sling, [Refs (Anthologia Graeca 7.172 (Antip. Sid.).)]
II.6 incorrect form for κόλον (which see), [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th-7th c.AD: Isidorus Hispalensis Grammaticus “Etym.” 4.7.38, etc.)]; compare κωλικός.