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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 Box1Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:27 - But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPro 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:15

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