Thrix θρίξ
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| θρίξ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | thrix |
| Strong's number | G2359 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | hair |
| Occurrences | 15 in 14 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (4) |
Thrix (Greek θρίξ, Strong's G2359) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “hair”. It occurs 15 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
θρίξ, τριχός, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׂעָר ;]
hair;
(a) of the head: Mat.3:4 5:36 10:30, Luk.7:38, 44 12:7 21:18, Jhn.11:2 12:3, Act.27:34, 1Pe.3:3, Rev.1:14;
(b) of animals: Mrk.1:6, Rev.9:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׂעָר ;]
hair;
(a) of the head: Mat.3:4 5:36 10:30, Luk.7:38, 44 12:7 21:18, Jhn.11:2 12:3, Act.27:34, 1Pe.3:3, Rev.1:14;
(b) of animals: Mrk.1:6, Rev.9:8.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hair (10), hairs (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hair (11), hairs (2), her hair (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Thrix, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Matthew 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
- Matthew 10:30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Mark
- Mark 1:6And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Luke
- Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- Luke 7:44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
- Luke 12:7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 21:18But there shall not an hair of your head perish.Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
John
- John 11:2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
- John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Acts
- Acts 27:34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 3:3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Revelation
- Revelation 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
- Revelation 9:8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).