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Lexicon :: Strong's G3458 - mylos

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μύλος
Transliteration
mylos (Key)
Pronunciation
moo'-los
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably ultimately from the base of μόλις (G3433) (through the idea of hardship)
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Strong’s Definitions

†μύλος mýlos, moo'-los; probably ultimately from the base of G3433 (through the idea of hardship); a "mill", i.e. (by implication), a grinder (millstone):—millstone.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3458 in the following manner: millstone (with G3684) (2x), millstone (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3458 in the following manner: millstone (with G3684) (2x), millstone (2x).

  1. a mill stone

    1. a large mill consisted of two stones, an upper and an under one

    2. the "nether" stone was stationary, but the upper one was turned by an ass

  2. a mill, the noise made by a mill

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†μύλος mýlos, moo'-los; probably ultimately from the base of G3433 (through the idea of hardship); a "mill", i.e. (by implication), a grinder (millstone):—millstone.
STRONGS G3458:
μύλος, μύλου, ὁ ((Latin mola; English mill, meal));
1. a mill-stone ((Anthol. etc.)): Revelation 18:21 (L WH μύλινος, which see); μύλος ὀνικός, Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42 L T Tr WH; Luke 17:2 Rec.; a large mill consisted of two stones, an upper and an under one; the nether stone was stationary, but the upper one was turned by an ass, whence the name μύλος ὀνικός.
2. equivalent to μύλη, a mill ((Diodorus, Strabo, Plutarch)): Matthew 24:41 L T Tr WH; φωνή μύλου, the noise made by a mill, Revelation 18:22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:6; 24:41
Mark
9:42
Luke
17:2
Revelation
18:21; 18:22

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3458 matches the Greek μύλος (mylos),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[fn] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21 - Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
“So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:22 - and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
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