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GREEK · G3037

λίθος

lithos — stone

λίθος, -ου, ὁ (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Gen.11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psa.19:10 21:3, Pro.8:19, al. ;] a stone: Mat.4:6, al.; pl., Mat.3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat.27:60, 66 28:2, Mrk.15:46 16:3-4, Luk.24:2, Jhn.11:38, 32 11:41 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luk.17:2, cf. Rev.18:21; of building stones, Mat.21:42, [44], Mat.24:2, Mrk.12:10 13:1-2, Luk.19:44 20:17-18 21:5-6 Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1Pe.2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1Pe.2:4; προσκόμματος, 1Pe.2:8, Rom.9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1Pe.2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Rev.4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, Rev.15:6 (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι, 1Co.3:12; of the tables of the law, 2Co.3:7; of idols, Act.17:29 (AS)

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GREEK · G5176

τρώγω

trōgō — to eat

τρώγω 1. prop., of animals, to gnaw, munch, crunch (Hom., al.). 2. Of men, to eat raw food, as vegetables, nuts, etc. (Hdt., al.). 3. In late vernacular, simply to eat (= ἐσθίω): Mat.24:38, Jhn.6:54, 56-58 13:18 (LXX ἐσθίων) (see Kennedy, Sources, 82, 155; MM, xxv).† (AS)

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GREEK · G3043

λίνον

linon — linen/wick

λίνον (Tr. λῖνον), -ου, τό [in LXX: Exo.9:31 (פִּשְׁתָּה), al. ;] 1. flax: Mat.12:20 (LXX). 2. linen: Rev.15:6 (R, mg., see: λίθος).† λίθος, -ου, ὁ (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Gen.11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psa.19:10 21:3, Pro.8:19, al. ;] a stone: Mat.4:6, al.; pl., Mat.3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat.27:60, 66 28:2, Mrk.15:46 16:3-4, Luk.24:2, Jhn.11:38, 32 11:41 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luk.17:2, cf. Rev.18:21; of building stones, Mat.21:42, [44], Mat.24:2, Mrk.12:10 13:1-2, Luk.19:44 20:17-18 21:5-6 Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1Pe.2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1Pe.2:4; προσκόμματος, 1Pe.2:8, Rom.9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1Pe.2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Rev.4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, Rev.15:6 (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι, 1Co.3:12; of the tables of the law, 2Co.3:7; of idols, Act.17:29 (AS)

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GREEK · G755

ἀρχιτρίκλινος

architriklinos — head waiter

ἀρχι-τρίκλινος, -ου, ὁ (τρί-κλινος or -ον, a room with three couches) the superintendent of a banquet, whose duty it was to arrange the tables and food (DB, ii, 253): Jhn.2:8-9.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2235

זֵרֹעַ

ze.ro.a — vegetable

vegetables (as sown) Also means: zar.on (זֵֽרְעֹן "vegetable" H2235B)

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GREEK · G6755

γνώριμος

gnōrimos — acquaintance

1. well-known, familiar , of persons and things, (Plato Philosophus), etc.:—;as Substantive an acquaintance , (Odyssey by Homer), etc. 2. known to all, notable, distinguished , οἱ γνώριμοι the notables or wealthy class , opposite to δῆμος, (Xenophon Historicus):—;Sup., οἱ γνωριμώτατοι (Demosthenes Orator) 3. adverb -μως, intelligibly , (Euripides) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Mark 7:4) means banqueting-couches or benches, on which the Jews reclined when at meals. This custom, along with the use of raised tables like ours, was introduced among the Jews after the Captivity. Before this they had, properly speaking, no table. That which served the purpose was a skin or piece of leather spread out on the carpeted floor. Sometimes a stool was placed in the middle of this skin. (See ABRAHAM’S BOSOM; BANQUET; MEALS.)

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

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