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λήθη lēthē · G3024

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forgetfulness

λήθη, -ης, ἡ; (λήθω = λανθάνω) [in LXX: Lev.5:15 (מַעַל), Wis.16:11, Sir.14:7, al. ; ] ; forgetfulness: λ. λαβεῖν (on the phrase, see Mayor, in l): 2Pe.1:9.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λήθ-η, ; Doric dialect λάθα, ἡ, forgetting, forgetfulness, personified in []; λήθην ποιεύμενος τά μιν ἐόργεε forgetting.., []; λήθη λαμβάνει, ἔχει τινά, []; εἰς λ. ἀφιγμένα forgotten, []; II after [], of a place of oblivion in the lower world, Λήθης δόμοι []; also, ὁ τῆς Λήθης ποταμός, of the river Λιμαίας in Lusitania, []

Where it's used 1 time

2 Peter 1:9

Source: TBESG G3024; TFLSJ G3024

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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