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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’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
even honey dripping from the comb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They swarmed around me like bees;
they blazed against me like a crackling fire.
But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - My child,[fn] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:6 - I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them—a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:15 - But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would not bring them into the land I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful place on earth.
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