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Flowers

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GREEK · G1601

ἐκπίπτω

ekpiptō — to fall out

ἐκ-πίπτω [in LXX: Isa.40:8 28:1, 4 (הֶבֶל), Job.14:2 (מָלַל, see RV. mg), Job.15:30 (סוּר), Job.15:33 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), etc. ;] to fall out of, fall from, fall off: before ἐκ τ. χειρῶν, Act.12:7; absol., Act.27:32; of the withering of flowers (as LXX, ll with), Jas.1:11, 1Pe.1:24" (LXX) ; of navigators falling off from a straight course, Act.27:17, 26 27:29 Metaphorical, with genitive of thing(s): Gal.5:4, 2Pe.3:17; absol., fall from its place, fail, perish: Rom.9:6.† (AS)

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GREEK · G3133

μαραίνω

marainō — to fade

μαραίνω [in LXX: Job.15:30 (יָבֵשׁ pi.), Job.24:24, Wis.2:8 19:21 * ;] in cl., 1. prop., to quench fire; pass., of fire, to die away, go out. 2. In various relations, to quench, waste, wear out (cf. Wis.19:21); pass., to waste away; in later writers (Plut., Luc., al.), of the withering of flowers and herbage (act., Job.15:30; pass., Job.24:24, Wis.2:8): Jas.1:11 (cf. ἀμάραντον).† (AS)

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GREEK · G6340

ἀνθέμιον

anthemion — a flower ornament

ἀνθέμιον ἐστιγμένος tattooed with flowers , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G6341

ἀνθέω

antheō — to bloom

1. to blossom, bloom , of the youthful beard, (Odyssey by Homer); of flowers and plants, (Hesiod), etc. 2. metaphorically, 3. to be bright with colour, ἀνθεῖν φοινικίσι (Xenophon Historicus) 4. to be in bloom , (Pindar); ἐν ὥραι, ἐφ᾽ ὥραι ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, (Plato Philosophus) 5. to flourish in wealth and prosperity, (Hesiod), attic; with dative, ἀνθ. ἀνδράσι to abound in men, (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to be at the height or pitch , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G6342

ἄνθινος

anthinos — a flowered work

1. like flowers, blooming, fresh , ἄνθινον εἶδαρ, of the lotus, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. bright-coloured , Lat. floridus, of women's dress, (Plutarch) (ML)

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GREEK · G7296

ἐξανθέω

exantheō — to blossom

1. to put out flowers , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. metaphorically to burst forth , like an efflorescence, bloom forth , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;of ulcers, to break out , (Thucydides) (ML)

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GREEK · G9379

σχάζω

schazō — to open up

1. properly to let loose : hence to slit, open , (Aristophanes Comicus); σχ. φλέβα to open a vein, (Xenophon Historicus), etc.:—;of flowers, σχ. κάλυκας [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. to let fall, drop , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. to let go , σχάσας τὴν φροντίδα having let the mind go, given it play , (Aristophanes Comicus); σχ. τὰς μηχανάς to let off the engines, (Plutarch) 4. to check, stop, stay , Lat. inhibere, κώπαν σχάσον, i. e. cease rowing, (Pindar); σχάσον ὄμμα lower thine eyes, (Euripides):—;Mid., σχασάμενος τὴν ἱππικήν having dropt one's horsemanship, "given up the turf," (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Very few species of flowers are mentioned in the Bible although they abounded in Palestine. It has been calculated that in Western Syria and Palestine from two thousand to two thousand five hundred plants are found, of which about five hundred probably are British wild-flowers. Their beauty is often alluded to (Cant. 2:12; Matt. 6:28). They are referred to as affording an emblem of the transitory nature of human life (Job 14:2; Ps. 103:15; Isa. 28:1; 40:6; James 1:10). Gardens containing flowers and fragrant herbs are spoken of (Cant. 4:16; 6:2).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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