Strong G3684ὀνικός
huge millstone
- Transliteration
- onikos
- Pronunciation
- on-ik-os'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G3688; belonging to an ass that is large (so as to be turned by an ass): - millstone.
Detailed definition
ὀνικός, -ή, -όν
(ὄνος),
of or for an ass. μύλος ὀ., Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42 (elsewhere only in π.; see MM, xviii).†
(AS)
(ὄνος),
of or for an ass. μύλος ὀ., Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42 (elsewhere only in π.; see MM, xviii).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3684 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- millstone1
First verses
- Matthew 18:6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
- Luke 17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀν-ῐκός, ή, όν,
of or for an ass: μύλος ὀ., see at {μύλος}; ὀ. κτήνη, i. e. asses, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (PGen. 23.4 (1st c.AD), “BGU” 912.24 (1st c.AD))]; γόμος ὀ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 629.30 (Palmyra, 2nd c.AD).)]
of or for an ass: μύλος ὀ., see at {μύλος}; ὀ. κτήνη, i. e. asses, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (PGen. 23.4 (1st c.AD), “BGU” 912.24 (1st c.AD))]; γόμος ὀ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 629.30 (Palmyra, 2nd c.AD).)]