ἰός ios · G2447
poison/rust
ἰός, -οῦ, ὁ ; [in LXX: Eze.24:6, 11-12 (חֶלְאָה), Psa.140:3 (חֵמָה), al. ; ] ; 1. an arrow. ; 2. rust (Ez, l.with): Jas.5:3 (cf. MM, Exp., xv). ; 3. poison: figuratively, Rom.3:13 (Ps. l.with), Jas.3:8.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἰός [ῑ], ὁ, ; C rust on iron, or verdigris on copper and bronze, []; patina on bronze statues, ὅπως καθαρὸς ἰοῦ ἔσται ὁ ἀνδριάς []
Where it's used 3 times
Romans 3:13 · James 3:8 · James 5:3
Source: TBESG G2447; TFLSJ G2447
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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