Strong G4076πήγανον

rue

Transliteration
pēganon
Pronunciation
pay'-gan-on
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G4078; rue (from its thick or fleshy leaves): - rue.

Detailed definition

πήγανον, -ου, τό
περισσότερον, -ως, see: περισσῶς
περισσῶς
adv. (περισσός) [in LXX: Psa.31:23 (יֶתֶר -עַל), Da TH Dan.7:7, 19 8:9 (יַתִּיר, יֶתֶר) 2Ma.8:27 2Mac 12:44 A *;]
beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Mat.27:23, Mrk.10:26 15:14, Act.26:11. Compar.
__(a) περισσότερον (see: περισσός);
__(b) περισσοτέρως: 2Co.1:12 2:4 7:15 11:23, Gal.1:14, Php.1:14, 1Th.2:17, Heb.2:1 13:19; π. μᾶλλον, 2Co.7:13; opposite to ἧττον, 2Co.12:15.†
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In the Bible

Strong G4076 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • rue1

First verses

  1. Luke 11:42
    But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πήγᾰνον, τό,
rue, Ruta graveolens, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (Diocl.fragment 138, 4th c.BC: Theopompus Historicus 177 (a), 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 127.8, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.3.4, +others, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 413)]; π. ὀρεινόν, ἄγριον, mountain rue, Ruta halepensis, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.45 (but π. ἄγριον, ={μῶλυ}, [prev. work]46): proverbial, οὐδ᾽ ἐν δελίνῳ οὐδ᾽ ἐν πηγάνῳ)], i.e. scarcely at the edge or beginning of a thing, because these herbs were planted for borders in gardens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 480)]; compare περίκηπος.