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Lexicon :: Strong's G440 - anthrax

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ἄνθραξ
Transliteration
anthrax (Key)
Pronunciation
anth'-rax
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄνθραξ ánthrax, anth'-rax; of uncertain derivation; a live coal:—coal of fire.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G440 in the following manner: coals of fire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G440 in the following manner: coals of fire (1x).

  1. a burning or live coal

    A proverbial expression signifying to call up, by favours you confer on your enemy, the memory in him of the wrong he has done you (which shall pain him as if live coals were heaped on his head), that he may the more readily repent. The Arabians call things that cause very acute mental pain "burning coals of the heart" and "fire of the liver".
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄνθραξ ánthrax, anth'-rax; of uncertain derivation; a live coal:—coal of fire.
STRONGS G440:
ἄνθραξ, -ακος, ὁ, coal (also, from Thucydides and Aristophanes down, a live coal), ἄνθρ. πυρός a coal of fire i. e. a burning or live coal; Romans 12:20 ἄνθρ. πυρὸς σωρεύειν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν τινος, a proverbial expression, from Proverbs 25:22, signifying to call up, by the favors you confer on your enemy, the memory in him of the wrong he has done you (which shall pain him as if live coals were heaped on his head), that he may the more readily repent. The Arabians call things that cause very acute mental pain burning coals of the heart and fire in the liver; cf. Gesenius in Rosenmüller's Biblical-exeg. Repert. i., p. 140f [or in his Thesaurus i. 280; cf. also BB. DD. under the word Coal].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
25:22
Romans
12:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G440 matches the Greek ἄνθραξ (anthrax),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:12 - (The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there).

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:18 - and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:11 - and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:12 - and take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the LORD and a full double handful of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil-canopy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying, 'Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.' They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 - Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 - From the brightness in front of him came coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 - Smoke streams from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 - Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 - Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 - From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - Here's how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 - May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 - Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the LORD who commands armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:6 - But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - No one thinks to himself, nor do they comprehend or understand and say to themselves: 'I burned half of it in the fire - yes, I baked bread over the coals; I roasted meat and ate it. With the rest of it should I make a disgusting idol? Should I bow down to dry wood?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - Look, they are like straw, which the fire burns up; they cannot rescue themselves from the heat of the flames. There are no coals to warm them, no firelight to enjoy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - "O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:16 - Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - In the middle of the living beings was something like burning coals of fire or like torches. It moved back and forth among the living beings. It was bright, and lightning was flashing out of the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - The LORD said to the man dressed in linen, "Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city." He went as I watched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:9 - As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.
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