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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - μύλος
μύλος
G3458
Transliteration: mýlos
Pronunciation: moo'-los
Definition: millstone
- Original: μύλος - Transliteration: Mulos - Phonetic: moo'-los
- Definition:
1. a mill stone
a. a large mill consisted of two stones, an upper and an under one
b. the "nether" stone was stationary, but the upper one was turned by an ass
2. a mill, the noise made by a mill
- Origin: probably ultimately from the base of G3433" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3433 (through the idea of hardship) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably ultimately from the base of G3433" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3433 (through the idea of hardship); a mill that is (by implication) a grinder (millstone): - millstone.