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ἀχλύς achlus · G0887

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mist

ἀχλύς, -ύος, ἡ ; [in Aq.: Eze.12:7; Sm.: Job.3:5 * ; ] ; a mist, esp. a dimness of the eyes: Act.13:11 (see Tr., Syn., § with).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀχλύς, ύος, ἡ, ; (accusative ἀχλύα[] mist, [] of a mist over the eyes, as of one dying, κατὰ δ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτ᾽ ἀ.[]; as result of ulceration, ἀχλύες[]; or in emotion, Ἔρως πολλὴν κατ᾽ ἀχλὺν ὀμμάτων ἔχευεν[]; of drunkenness, πρὸς ὄμμ᾽ ἀ. ἀμβλωπὸς ἐφίζει[]; of one whom a god deprives of the power of seeing and knowing others, κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν[]:— personified as Sorrow, πὰρ δ᾽ Ἀχλὺς εἱστήκει ἐπισμυγερή τε καὶ αἰνή, χλωρή, ἀϋσταλέη[]; 2 metaphorically, δνοφεράν τιν᾽ ἀχλὺν.. αὐδᾶται[]; 3 ἀ. …

Where it's used 1 time

Acts 13:11

Source: TBESG G0887; TFLSJ G0887

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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