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Lexicon :: Strong's G2447 - ios

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ἰός
Transliteration
ios (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-os'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from eimi (to go) or hiemi (to send)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
70x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:334,368

Strong’s Definitions

ἰός iós, ee-os'; perhaps from εἶμι eîmi (to go) or ἵημι híēmi (to send); rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents):—poison, rust.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2447 in the following manner: poison (2x), rust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2447 in the following manner: poison (2x), rust (1x).

  1. poison (of animals)

    1. poison of asps is under their lips,

    2. spoken of men given to reviling and calumniating and thereby injuring others

  2. rust

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰός iós, ee-os'; perhaps from εἶμι eîmi (to go) or ἵημι híēmi (to send); rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents):—poison, rust.
STRONGS G2447:
ἰός, οῦ, ὁ, (on its very uncertain derivation see Kreussler in Passow, under the word; Curtius § 591; [Vanicek, p. 969]);
1. poison (of animals): ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν, the poison of asps is under their lips, spoken of men given to reviling and calumniating and thereby injuring others, Romans 3:13 (from Psalm 139:3 (Ps. 140:4)); by the same figure, (γλῶσσα) μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου, James 3:8; (in Greek writings from Pindar down).
2. rust: James 5:3; (Ezekiel 24:6, 11f; Baruch 6:11, 23 [Epistle Jeremiah 1:12, 24]; Theognis, Theocritus, Plato, Theophrastus, Polybius, Lucian, others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
139:3; 140:4
Jeremiah
12
Ezekiel
24:6; 24:11
Romans
3:13
James
3:8; 5:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2447 matches the Greek ἰός (ios),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:13 - “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
Their tongues are filled with lies.”
“Snake venom drips from their lips.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 - but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:3 - Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment.
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