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Lexicon :: Strong's G2971 - kōnōps

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κώνωψ
Transliteration
kōnōps (Key)
Pronunciation
ko'-nopes
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a derivative of the base of κέντρον (G2759) and a derivative of ὀπτάνομαι (G3700)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κώνωψ kṓnōps, ko'-nopes; apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 and a derivative of G3700; a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis):—gnat.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2971 in the following manner: gnat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2971 in the following manner: gnat (1x).
  1. a wine gnat or midge that is bred in fermenting and evaporating wine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κώνωψ kṓnōps, ko'-nopes; apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 and a derivative of G3700; a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis):—gnat.
STRONGS G2971:
κώνωψ, κωνωπος, , a gnat ((Aeschylus), Herodotus, Hippocrates, others); of the wine-gnat or midge that is bred in (fermenting and) evaporating wine (Aristotle, h. an. 5, 19 (p. 552{b}, 5; cf. Bochart, Hierozoicon, iii. 444; Buxtorf, Lex. talm. etc. 921 (474{a} Fischer edition))): Matthew 23:24.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2971 matches the Greek κώνωψ (kōnōps),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:24 - Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel![fn]
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