GREEK · G876
ἀφρός
aphros — foam
foam , of the sea, (Iliad by Homer): of an angry lion, foam, froth , (Iliad by Homer); ἀπ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἀφρόν frothy blood , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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Foam
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2560
חָמַר
cha.mar — to aggitate
1) to boil, foam, foam up, ferment 1a) (Qal) to boil, foam up 1b) (Poalal) to be troubled, be in turmoil
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ἀφρίζω
aphrizō — to foam
ἀφρίζω (ἀφρός), to foam at the mouth: Mrk.9:18, 20.† (AS)
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ἐπαφρίζω
epaphrizō — to foam up
ἐπ-αφρίζω to foam up: metaphorically, τ. αἰσχύνας, Ju 13.† (AS)
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ἐκβράζω
ekbrazō — to throw out
to throw out foam, of the sea:—;Pass., of ships, to be cast ashore , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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χνόος
chnoos — dust
1. any light porous substance , ἁλὸς χνόος the foam that gathers at the edge of the sea, (Odyssey by Homer); πωλικὸς χν. horse's foam , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. the first down on the chin of youths, Lat. lanugo, (Aristophanes Comicus): the bloom on fruit, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
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(Hos. 10:7), the rendering of ketseph, which properly means twigs or splinters (as rendered in the LXX. and marg. R.V.). The expression in Hosea may therefore be read, “as a chip on the face of the water,” denoting the helplessness of the piece of wood as compared with the irresistable current.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.