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Lexicon :: Strong's G285 - ammos

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ἄμμος
Transliteration
ammos (Key)
Pronunciation
am'-mos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from ἅμα (G260)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄμμος ámmos, am'-mos; perhaps from G260; sand (as heaped on the beach):—sand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G285 in the following manner: sand (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G285 in the following manner: sand (5x).

  1. sand, sandy ground

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄμμος ámmos, am'-mos; perhaps from G260; sand (as heaped on the beach):—sand.
STRONGS G285:
ἄμμος, -ου, ἡ, sand; according to a Hebrew comparison ἄμ. τῆς θαλάσσης and ἄμ. παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλ. are used for an innumerable multitude, Romans 9:27; Hebrews 11:12; Revelation 20:8, equivalent to Revelation 12:18 (Revelation 13:1). According to the context sandy ground, Matthew 7:26. (Xenophon, Plato, Theophrastus often, Plutarch, the Sept. often.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:26
Romans
9:27
Hebrews
11:12
Revelation
12:18; 13:1; 20:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G285 matches the Greek ἄμμος (ammos),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:16 - καὶ ποιήσω τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς τὴν ἄμμον G285 τῆς γῆς εἰ δύναταί τις ἐξαριθμῆσαι τὴν ἄμμον G285 τῆς γῆς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου ἐξαριθμηθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 - ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον G285 τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ κληρονομήσει τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰς πόλεις τῶν ὑπεναντίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - καὶ ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 τῆς γῆς καὶ πλατυνθήσεται ἐπὶ θάλασσαν καὶ ἐπὶ λίβα καὶ ἐπὶ βορρᾶν καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἀνατολάς καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:12 - (LXX 32:13)σὺ δὲ εἶπας καλῶς εὖ σε ποιήσω καὶ θήσω τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς τὴν ἄμμον G285 τῆς θαλάσσης ἣ οὐκ ἀριθμηθήσεται ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - καὶ συνήγαγεν Ιωσηφ σῖτον ὡσεὶ τὴν ἄμμον G285 τῆς θαλάσσης πολὺν σφόδρα ἕως οὐκ ἠδύναντο ἀριθμῆσαι οὐ γὰρ ἦν ἀριθμός

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:12 - περιβλεψάμενος δὲ ὧδε καὶ ὧδε οὐχ ὁρᾷ οὐδένα καὶ πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον ἔκρυψεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἄμμῳ G285

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - καὶ ἐξῆλθον αὐτοὶ καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὥσπερ ἡ ἄμμος G285 τῆς θαλάσσης τῷ πλήθει καὶ ἵπποι καὶ ἅρματα πολλὰ σφόδρα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - καὶ Μαδιαμ καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ πάντες οἱ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν παρεμβεβλήκεισαν ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι ὡς ἀκρὶς εἰς πλῆθος καὶ ταῖς καμήλοις αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμός ἀλλ᾽ ἦσαν ὥσπερ ἡ ἄμμος G285 ἡ ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς πλῆθος

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - καὶ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι συνάγονται εἰς πόλεμον ἐπὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐπὶ Ισραηλ τριάκοντα χιλιάδες ἁρμάτων καὶ ἓξ χιλιάδες ἱππέων καὶ λαὸς ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 ἡ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῷ πλήθει καὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν καὶ παρεμβάλλουσιν ἐν Μαχεμας ἐξ ἐναντίας Βαιθων κατὰ νότου

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - ὅτι οὕτως συμβουλεύων ἐγὼ συνεβούλευσα καὶ συναγόμενος συναχθήσεται ἐπὶ σὲ πᾶς Ισραηλ ἀπὸ Δαν καὶ ἕως Βηρσαβεε ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς πλῆθος καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου πορευόμενον ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - (LXX 5:9)καὶ ἔδωκεν κύριος φρόνησιν τῷ Σαλωμων καὶ σοφίαν πολλὴν σφόδρα καὶ χύμα καρδίας ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 ἡ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - καὶ δὴ ἄμμου G285 παραλίας βαρυτέρα ἔσται ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἔοικεν τὰ ῥήματά μού ἐστιν φαῦλα

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:27 - (LXX 77:27)καὶ ἔβρεξεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὡσεὶ χοῦν σάρκας καὶ ὡσεὶ ἄμμον G285 θαλασσῶν πετεινὰ πτερωτά

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:18 - (LXX 138:18)ἐξαριθμήσομαι αὐτούς καὶ ὑπὲρ ἄμμον G285 πληθυνθήσονται ἐξηγέρθην καὶ ἔτι εἰμὶ μετὰ σοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - βαρὺ λίθος καὶ δυσβάστακτον ἄμμος G285 ὀργὴ δὲ ἄφρονος βαρυτέρα ἀμφοτέρων

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - καὶ ἐὰν γένηται ὁ λαὸς Ισραηλ ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 τῆς θαλάσσης τὸ κατάλειμμα αὐτῶν σωθήσεται λόγον γὰρ συντελῶν καὶ συντέμνων ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19 - καὶ ἐγένετο ἂν ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 τὸ σπέρμα σου καὶ τὰ ἔκγονα τῆς κοιλίας σου ὡς ὁ χοῦς τῆς γῆς οὐδὲ νῦν οὐ μὴ ἐξολεθρευθῇς οὐδὲ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐνώπιόν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - μὴ ἐμὲ οὐ φοβηθήσεσθε λέγει κύριος ἢ ἀπὸ προσώπου μου οὐκ εὐλαβηθήσεσθε τὸν τάξαντα ἄμμον G285 ὅριον τῇ θαλάσσῃ πρόσταγμα αἰώνιον καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσεται αὐτό καὶ ταραχθήσεται καὶ οὐ δυνήσεται καὶ ἠχήσουσιν τὰ κύματα αὐτῆς καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσεται αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - ἐπληθύνθησαν χῆραι αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τὴν ἄμμον G285 τῆς θαλάσσης ἐπήγαγον ἐπὶ μητέρα νεανίσκου ταλαιπωρίαν ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ ἐπέρριψα ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐξαίφνης τρόμον καὶ σπουδήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:22 - (LXX 26:22)φωνὴ ὡς ὄφεως συρίζοντος ὅτι ἐν ἄμμῳ G285 πορεύσονται ἐν ἀξίναις ἥξουσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ὡς κόπτοντες ξύλα

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:10 - (LXX 2:1)καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ὡς ἡ ἄμμος G285 τῆς θαλάσσης ἣ οὐκ ἐκμετρηθήσεται οὐδὲ ἐξαριθμηθήσεται καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὗ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς ἐκεῖ κληθήσονται υἱοὶ θεοῦ ζῶντος

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - (LXX 1:9)συντέλεια εἰς ἀσεβεῖς ἥξει ἀνθεστηκότας προσώποις αὐτῶν ἐξ ἐναντίας καὶ συνάξει ὡς ἄμμον G285 αἰχμαλωσίαν
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