Anthos ἄνθος
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| ἄνθος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anthos |
| Strong's number | G438 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | flower |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | James (2) |
Anthos (Greek ἄνθος, Strong's G438) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “flower”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | flower (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | flower (2), flowers (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Anthos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
James
- James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- James 1:11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
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).