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Lexicon :: Strong's G894 - apsinthion

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ἀψίνθιον
Transliteration
apsinthion (Key)
Pronunciation
ap'-sin-thos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation. Though the word is usually neuter, the NT uses a feminine for the proper name.
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄψινθος ápsinthos, ap'-sin-thos; of uncertain derivation; wormwood (as a type of bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamity):—wormwood.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G894 in the following manner: wormwood (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G894 in the following manner: wormwood (2x).
  1. wormwood

  2. the name of a star which fell into the waters and made them bitter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄψινθος ápsinthos, ap'-sin-thos; of uncertain derivation; wormwood (as a type of bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamity):—wormwood.
STRONGS G894:
ἄψινθος, -ου, , wormwood, Absinthe: Revelation 8:11; ἄψινθος ibid. is given as a proper name to the star which fell into the waters and made them bitter.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
8:11

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Strong's Number G894 matches the Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion),
which occurs 2 times in 1 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:11 - The name of the star is Wormwood.[fn] A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter.
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