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Lexicon :: Strong's G5522 - chous

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χοῦς
Transliteration
chous (Key)
Pronunciation
kho'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of χειμών (G5494)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
49x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χόος chóos, kho'-os; from the base of G5494; a heap (as poured out), i.e. rubbish; loose dirt:—dust.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5522 in the following manner: dust (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5522 in the following manner: dust (2x).
  1. earth dug out, an earth heap

  2. dust

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χόος chóos, kho'-os; from the base of G5494; a heap (as poured out), i.e. rubbish; loose dirt:—dust.
STRONGS G5522:
χὠς, see χοῦς.

Related entry:
χοῦς, χὠς, accusative χοῦν, (contracted for χὠς, from χέω, to pour), from Herodotus down;
1. properly, earth dug out, an earth-heap (German Schutt): χοῦς ἐξορυχθεις, Herodotus 2, 150.
2. dust (the Sept. for עָפָר): Mark 6:11; Revelation 18:19 ((Joshua 7:11; Wis. 5:15; Sir. 44:21, etc.); Plutarch, mor., p. 1096 b. (i. e. non posse suaviter etc. 13, 7)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
7:11
Mark
6:11
Revelation
18:19

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
7:11
Mark
6:11
Revelation
18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5522 matches the Greek χοῦς (chous),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - “Any place that does not welcome you or listen to you, when you leave there, [fn]shake the dust off the soles of your feet as a testimony against them [breaking all ties with them because they rejected My message].”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich from her great wealth, because in one hour she has been laid waste!’
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