Aphedrōn ἀφεδρών

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Aphedrōn
ἀφεδρών
Transliterationaphedrōn
Strong's numberG856
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glosslatrine
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (1)

Aphedrōn (Greek ἀφεδρών, Strong's G856) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “latrine”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀφεδρών, -ῶνος, ὁ
(cf. ἄφεδρος, Lev.12:5) = cl. ἄφοδος (MM, see word),
a privy, drain: Mat.15:17, Mrk.7:19 (ὀχετόν, WH, mg.).†
**ὀχετός, -οῦ, ὁ
(ὀχέω, to carry) [in Sm.: Job.22:24, Psa.65:10 al. ;]
1. a water-pipe, channel.
2. the intestinal canal: Mrk.7:19, WH, mg. (for ἀφεδρών).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVdraught (2)

Verses

Every verse with Aphedrōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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