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Lexicon :: Strong's G217 - halas

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ἅλας
Transliteration
halas (Key)
Pronunciation
hal'-as
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 3 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:228,36

Strong’s Definitions

†ἅλας hálas, hal'-as; from G251; salt; figuratively, prudence:—salt.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G217 in the following manner: salt (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G217 in the following manner: salt (8x).

  1. salt with which food is seasoned and sacrifices are sprinkled

  2. those kinds of saline matter used to fertilise arable land

  3. salt is a symbol of lasting concord, because it protects food from putrefaction and preserves it unchanged. Accordingly, in the solemn ratification of compacts, this is a practice that continues to this day in some cultures, partaking of salt together.

  4. wisdom and grace exhibited in speech

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἅλας hálas, hal'-as; from G251; salt; figuratively, prudence:—salt.
STRONGS G217:
ἅλας, -ατος, τό, (a later form, found in the Sept. and N. T. [Aristotle, de mirab, ausc. § 138; Plutarch, qu. conv. 4:4, 3, 3], cf. Bttm. Ausf. Spr. i., p. 220; dative ἅλατι Colossians 4:6), and ἅλς, ἁλός, ὁ, (the classic form [from Homer down]; Sir. 22:15 (13); Sirach 43:19; Wis. 10:7; 1 Macc. 10:29, etc.; Mark 9:49 ἁλί dative [T WH Tr marginal reading omit; Tr text brackets], and in Mark 9:50 L T Tr WH ἅλα accusative [yet without the article] with the nominative τὸ ἅλας), finally, the nominative and the accusative ἅλα Tdf. in Mark 9:50 [also Matthew 5:13; Luke 14:34 (where see his note)] (similar to γάλα, genitive γάλατος, a form noted by certain grammarians, see [WH's Appendix, p. 158;] Kühner, 1:353f; but see what Fritzsche, Commentary on Sirach (Sir. 39:26), p. 226f, says in opposition); salt;
1. Salt with which food is seasoned and sacrifices are sprinkled: Mark 9:49 R G; cf. ἁλίζω.
2. ἅλας τῆς γῆς, those kinds of saline matter used to fertilize arable land, Matthew 5:13a; here salt as a condiment cannot be understood, since this renders land sterile (Deuteronomy 29:23; Zephaniah 2:9; Judges 9:45); cf. Grohmann in Käuffer's Biblical Studien, 1844, p. 82ff The meaning is, 'It is your prerogative to impart to mankind (likened to arable land) the influences required for a life of devotion to God.' In the statement immediately following, ἐὰν δὲ ἅλας κτλ., the comparison seems to be drawn from salt as a condiment, so that two figures are blended; [but it is better to adopt this latter meaning throughout the passage, and take γῆ to denote the mass of mankind, see under the word, 4 b. and cf. Tholuck and others at the passage]. In Mark 9:50a and Luke 14:34 salt is a symbol of that health and vigor of soul which is essential to Christian virtue; [cf. Meyer on the former passage].
3. Salt is a symbol of lasting concord, Mark 9:50c, because it protects food from putrefaction and preserves it unchanged. Accordingly, in the solemn ratification of compacts, the Orientals were, and are to this day, accustomed to partake of salt together. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Salz; [BB. DD. under the word Salt]; Knobel on Leviticus, p. 370.
4. Wisdom and grace exhibited in speech: Colossians 4:6 [where see Bp. Lightfoot].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
29:23
Judges
9:45
Zephaniah
2:9
Matthew
5:13; 5:13
Mark
9:49; 9:49; 9:50; 9:50; 9:50; 9:50
Luke
14:34; 14:34
Colossians
4:6; 4:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G217 matches the Greek ἅλας (halas),
which occurs 8 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:13 - Ye G5210 are G2075 the salt G217 of the earth: G1093 but G1161 if G1437 the salt G217 have lost his savour, G3471 wherewith G1722 G5101 shall it be salted? G233 it is thenceforth G2089 good G2480 for G1519 nothing, G3762 but G1508 to be cast G906 out, G1854 and G2532 to be trodden under foot G2662 of G5259 men. G444

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:50 - Salt G217 is good: G2570 but G1161 if G1437 the salt G217 have lost G1096 his saltness, G358 wherewith G1722 G5101 will ye season G741 it? G846 Have G2192 salt G217 in G1722 yourselves, G1438 and G2532 have peace G1514 one G240 ➔ with G1722 another. G240

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:34 - Salt G217 is good: G2570 but G1161 if G1437 the salt G217 have lost his savour, G3471 wherewith G1722 G5101 shall it be seasoned? G741

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:6 - Let your G5216 speech G3056 be alway G3842 with G1722 grace, G5485 seasoned G741 with salt, G217 that ye may know G1492 how G4459 ye G5209 ought G1163 to answer G611 every G1538 man. G1520
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