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Lexicon :: Strong's G2781 - kērion

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κηρίον
Transliteration
kērion (Key)
Pronunciation
kay-ree'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive from keos (wax)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
10x in 3 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

κηρίον kēríon, kay-ree'-on; diminutive from κηός kēós (wax); a cell for honey, i.e. (collectively) the comb:—(honey-)comb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2781 in the following manner: honeycomb (with G3193) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2781 in the following manner: honeycomb (with G3193) (1x).

  1. honeycomb

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κηρίον kēríon, kay-ree'-on; diminutive from κηός kēós (wax); a cell for honey, i.e. (collectively) the comb:—(honey-)comb.
STRONGS G2781:
κηρίον, κηρίου, τό (κηρός wax), from Hesiod and Herodotus down, honeycomb: κηρίον μελισσιον, a honeycomb (still containing the honey), Luke 24:42 R G Tr brackets (1 Samuel 14:27; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 24:13).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
14:27
Proverbs
16:24; 24:13
Luke
24:42

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2781 matches the Greek κηρίον (kērion),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:27 - But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - Your lips drip nectar, my bride;
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:6 - On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:15 - Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands,
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