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Lexicon :: Strong's G293 - amphiblēstron

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ἀμφίβληστρον
Transliteration
amphiblēstron (Key)
Pronunciation
am-fib'-lace-tron
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of the base of ἀμφότεροι (G297) and βάλλω (G906)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
5x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: lxiv. δίκτυον, ἀμφίβληστρον, σαγήνη.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀμφίβληστρον amphíblēstron, am-fib'-lace-tron; from a compound of the base of G297 and G906; a (fishing) net (as thrown about the fish):—net.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G293 in the following manner: net (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G293 in the following manner: net (2x).

  1. anything thrown around one to impede his motions, as chains, a garment, a net for fishing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀμφίβληστρον amphíblēstron, am-fib'-lace-tron; from a compound of the base of G297 and G906; a (fishing) net (as thrown about the fish):—net.
STRONGS G293:
ἀμφίβληστρον, -ου, τό, (ἀμφιβάλλω), in Greek writings anything thrown around one to impede his motion, as chains, a garment; specifically, a net for fishing [casting-net]: Mark 1:16 R G L; Matthew 4:18. (Sept.; Hesiod scut. 215; Herodotus 1, 141; Athen. 10, 72, p. 450.)
[Synonym: see δίκτυον, and cf. Trench, § lxiv.; B. D. under the word net.]

Related entry:
ἀμφιβάλλω; to throw around, equivalent to περιβάλλω, of a garment (Homer Odyssey 14, 342); to cast to and fro now to one side now to the other: a net, Mark 1:16 G L T Tr WH [according to T Tr WH used absolutely; cf. οἱ ἀμϕιβολεῖς, Isaiah 19:8]. (Habakkuk 1:17)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
19:8
Habakkuk
1:17
Matthew
4:18
Mark
1:16; 1:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G293 matches the Greek ἀμφίβληστρον (amphiblēstron),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:10 - (LXX 140:10) Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 - He has brought up destruction with a hook, and drawn one with a casting net, and caught another in his drags: therefore shall his heart rejoice and be glad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16 - Therefore will he sacrifice to his drag, and burn incense to his casting-net, because by them he has made his portion fat, and his meats choice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:17 - Therefore will he cast his net, and will not spare to slay the nations continually.
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