HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1000
בֵּיצָה
be.tsah — egg
egg
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Egg
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7592
שָׁאַל
sha.al — to ask
1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to ask, ask for 1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow 1a3) to enquire, enquire of 1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle) 1a5) to seek 1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully 1c2) to beg, practise beggary 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to be given on request 1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to Aramaic equivalent: she.el (שְׁאֵל "to ask" H7593)
156 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4422
מָלַט
ma.lat — to escape
1) to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to slip away 1a2) to escape 1a3) to be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs) 1b2) to let escape 1b3) to deliver, save (life) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give birth to 1c2) to deliver 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to slip forth, slip out, escape 1d2) to escape
81 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3641
ὀλίγος
oligos — little/few
ὀλίγος, -η, -ον (on οὐχ ὁλ., see infr.), [in LXX chiefly for מָעַט ;] of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: Mat.9:37 15:34, Mrk.6:5 8:7, Luk.10:2 12:48 (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς), 1Ti.5:23, Heb.12:10, Rev.3:4 12:12; οὐκ ὀ. (in the best uncials written οὐκ ὁ.; see WH, App., 143; M, Pr., 44; Thackeray, Gr., 126 f.), Act.12:18 14:28 15:2 (with genitive part.) Act.17:4, 12 19:23-24 27:20; pl., absol., Mat.7:14 20:16 (WH, txt., RV, om.) Mat.22:14, Luk.13:23, 1Pe.3:20. Neut. sing (τὸ) ὀ.: Luk.7:47, 2Co.8:15; πρὸς ὀλίγον, 1Ti.4:8, Jas.4:14; ἐν ὀ., Act.26:28-29 (with little effort; see Page, in l); id., in brief, Eph.3:3; adverbially, ὀλίγον, of time, Mrk.6:31, 1Pe.1:6 5:10, Rev.17:10; of space, Mrk.1:19, Luk.5:3; pl., ὀλίγα, Luk.10:42, Rev.2:14; ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγα, Mat.25:21, 23; δι᾽ ὀλίγων, in few words, briefly, 1Pe.5:12 (cf. Plat., Legg., vi, 778 e).† **ὀλίγως, adv. (ὀλίγος), [in Aq.: Isa.10:7 * ;] a little, almost, all but: 2Pe.2:18.† (AS)
40 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4434
πτωχός
ptōchos — poor
πτωχός, -ή, -όν (πτώσσω, to crouch, cower), [in LXX for עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, etc. ;] of one who crouches and cowers, hence, 1. as subst., a beggar: Luk.14:13, 21 16:20, 22. 2. As adj., (a) prop., beggarly: metaphorically, στοιχεῖα, Gal.4:9 (see Lft., in l); (b) in broader sense (opposite to πλούσιος), poor: Mat.11:5 19:21 26:9, 11, Mrk.10:21 12:42-43 14:5, 7, Luk.4:18 7:22 18:22 19:8 21:3, Jhn.12:5-6, 8 13:29, Rom.15:26, 2Co.6:10, Gal.2:10, Jas.2:2-3, 6, Rev.13:16; π. τ. κόσμῳ, Jas.2:5; metaphorically, Luk.6:20, Rev.3:17; π. τ. πνεύματι, Mat.5:3.† SYN.: πένης, q.v (AS)
34 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2976
Λάζαρος
Lazaros — Lazarus
Λάζαρος, -ου, ὁ colloquial abbreviation of Ἐλεαζάρ (άζαρος), which see), Lazarus; 1. of Bethany: Jhn.11:1 ff. Jhn.12:1-2, 9-10 12:17. 2. The beggar in the parable: Luk.16:20, 23-25.† (AS)
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3592
ὅδε
hode, hēde — this
ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε (the old demonstr. pron., ὁ + the enclitic δε), = Lat. hicce, this (here), referring prop, to what is present, can be seen or pointed out: of a person just named, τῇδε (= ταύτῃ), Luk.10:39; neut. pl., τάδε (λέγει), referring to words which follow (so in Att.., and see MM, xvii) : Act.21:11, Rev.2:1, 8 2:12, 18 3:1, 7 3:14; εἰς τήνδε τ. πόλιν (= Att.. τῇ καὶ τῇ, Plat., Legg., iv, 721 B), such and such a city, Jas.4:13.† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3590
ὄγδοος
ogdoos — eighth
ὄγδοος, -η, -ον the eighth. Luk.1:59, Act.7:3" (LXX), Rev.17:11 21:20; one of eight, with seven others (usually, in this sense, with αὐτός added, but cf. Plat., Legg., iii, 695 with; Plut., Pelop., 13; 2Ma.5:27): 2Pe.2:5.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2613
καταδικάζω
katadikazō — to condemn
κατα-δικάζω [in LXX: Psa.94:21 (רָשַׁע hi.), La 3:36 (עָוַת pi.), Wis.2:20, al. ;] to pass sentence upon, condemn; in cl., with genitive of person(s) (accusative of thing(s)); in late writers (so LXX), with accusative of person(s) (θανάτῳ, Wis, l.with): Mat.12:7, Jas.5:6; absol. (as Plat., Legg., 958c), Luk.6:37; pass., Mat.12:37, Luk.6:37.† δικάζω, to judge: Luk.6:37 (Tr., mg.; see: καταδ-; Cremer, 199).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4432
πτωχεία
ptōcheia — poverty
πτωχεία, -ας, ἡ (πτωχεύω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] beggary, destitution: 2Co.8:2 8:9, Rev.2:9.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6075
προσαίτης
prosaitēs — a beggar
προσαίτης, -ου, ὁ, a beggar: Mrk.10:46, Jhn.9:8.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3890
παραμύθιον
paramuthion — comfort
παραμύθιον, -ου, τό (παραμυθέομαι) [in LXX: Wis.3:18 * ;] 1. an exhortation, persuasion, encouragement: Php.2:1 (cf. Plat., Legg., vi, 773 E, al.; see Lft. and ICC, Phi., l.with). 2. assuagement, abatement, hence, consolation (Wis, l.with, and frequently in cl.).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3993
πένης
penēs — poor
πένης, -ητος, ὁ (πένομαι, to work for one's daily bread), [in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, עָנִי, דַּל, etc. ;] one who works for his living, a labourer, a poor man: 2Co.9:9.† SYN.: πτωχός, properly a beggar and implying deeper poverty than π. (see Tr., Syn., § xxxvi, Abbott, Essays, 78) (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4433
πτωχεύω
ptōcheuō — be poor
πτωχεύω (πτωχός), [in LXX: Jdg.6:6, Psa.79:8 (דָּלַל); Jdg.14:15 A, Pro.23:21 (יָרַשׁ); Psa.34:10 (רוּשׁ), Tob.4:21 * ;] 1. to be a beggar, to beg (so chiefly in cl.). 2. to be poor as a beggar, to be destitute, poor: opposite to πλούσιος ὤν, 2Co.8:9.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5609
ᾠόν
ōon — an egg
ᾠόν (Rec. ὠόν), -οῦ, τό [in LXX for בֵּיצָה ;] an egg: Luk.11:12.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6361
פְּטַשׁ
pat.tish — legging
1) a garment, coat, tunic 1a) meaning uncertain
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20406
ἐπαίτης
epaitēs — begging
begging
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8034
κνημίς
knēmis — a leg covering
a greave or piece of armour from knee to ankle , Lat. ocrea, περὶ κνήμῃσιν ἔθηκεν (Iliad by Homer); the κνημῖδες were fastened at the ankle with clasps ἐπισφύρια); βόειαι κνημῖδες are ox-hide leggings , used by labourers, (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8569
οὔριος
ourios — a rotten egg
1. with a fair wind , Lat. vento secundo, οὔρ. πλοῦς, δρόμος a prosperous voyage, (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. metaphorically prosperous, successful , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;neuter plural οὔρια as adverb, (Euripides) 3. prospering, favouring, fair , of winds, (Euripides); comically of the bellows, οὐρίᾳ ῥιπίδι (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. οὐρία (i.e. πνοή); = οὖρος, a fair wind , οὐρίᾳ ἐφιέναι (i.e. ἑαυτόν); to run before the wind, (Plato Philosophus); so, ἐξ οὐρίων δραμοῦσα (i.e. δρόμων); after having run a fair course , (Sophocles Tragicus); ἀφήσω ἐμαυτὸν οὔριον (Aristophanes Comicus) 5. Ζεὺς οὔριος, as sending fair winds , i. e. conducting things to a happy issue , [6th/5th c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8733
περικνημίς
periknēmis — a legging
a legging
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8870
πορφυρίων
porphuriōn — purple-legged stork
purple-legged stork
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(Heb. beytsah, “whiteness”). Eggs deserted (Isa. 10:14), of a bird (Deut. 22:6), an ostrich (Job 39:14), the cockatrice (Isa. 59:5). In Luke 11:12, an egg is contrasted with a scorpion, which is said to be very like an egg in its appearance, so much so as to be with difficulty at times distinguished from it. In Job 6:6 (“the white of an egg”) the word for egg (hallamuth’) occurs nowhere else. It has been translated “purslain” (R.V. marg.), and the whole phrase “purslain-broth”, i.e., broth made of that herb, proverbial for its insipidity; and hence an insipid discourse. Job applies this expression to the speech of Eliphaz as being insipid and dull. But the common rendering, “the white of an egg”, may be satisfactorily maintained.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.