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Lexicon :: Strong's G4597 - sēs

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σής
Transliteration
sēs (Key)
Pronunciation
sace
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently of Hebrew origin סָס (H5580)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
3x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
5x in 4 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:275,1025

Strong’s Definitions

σής sḗs, sace; apparently of Hebrew origin (H5580); a moth:—moth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4597 in the following manner: moth (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4597 in the following manner: moth (3x).
  1. a moth, the clothes moth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σής sḗs, sace; apparently of Hebrew origin (H5580); a moth:—moth.
STRONGS G4597:
σής, σητός, (Hebrew סָס., Isaiah 51:8; עָשׁ, Job 4:19; Job 13:28), a moth, the clothes-moth (B. D., under the word ; Alex.'s Kitto, under the word Ash): Matthew 6:19; Luke 12:33. (Pindar, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Theophrastus, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
4:19; 13:28
Isaiah
51:8
Matthew
6:19
Luke
12:33

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4597 matches the Greek σής (sēs),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:19 - how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like[fn] the moth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:18 - He builds his house like a moth’s,
like a booth that a watchman makes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:22 - For I do not know how to flatter,
else my Maker would soon take me away.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:9 - Behold, the Lord GOD helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:8 - For the moth will eat them up like a garment,
and the worm will eat them like wool,
but my righteousness will be forever,
and my salvation to all generations.”
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