Strong G3374μηλωτή
sheepskin
- Transliteration
- mēlōtē
- Pronunciation
- may-lo-tay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From μῆλον mēlon (a sheep); a sheep skin: - sheepskin.
Detailed definition
μηλωτή, -ῆς, ἡ
(μῆλον, a sheep or goat) [in LXX for אַדֶּרֶת, 3Ki.19:13 19:19, 4Ki.2:8 2:13-14 *;]
a sheepskin: Heb.11:37.†
(AS)
(μῆλον, a sheep or goat) [in LXX for אַדֶּרֶת, 3Ki.19:13 19:19, 4Ki.2:8 2:13-14 *;]
a sheepskin: Heb.11:37.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3374 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sheepskin1
First verses
- Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
μηλωτή, ἡ,
(μῆλον A) sheepskin, any rough woolly skin, [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 25, “PTeb.” 38.22 (2nd c.BC), LXX.1Ki.19.13, NT.Heb.11.37, “OGI” 629.32 (2nd c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 191.9, Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 670.)]
II (μήλη) = {μηλωτίς}, Erot. see at {κάτοπτρον}.
(μῆλον A) sheepskin, any rough woolly skin, [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 25, “PTeb.” 38.22 (2nd c.BC), LXX.1Ki.19.13, NT.Heb.11.37, “OGI” 629.32 (2nd c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 191.9, Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 670.)]
II (μήλη) = {μηλωτίς}, Erot. see at {κάτοπτρον}.