Lexicon :: Strong's G887 - achlys

ἀχλύς
Transliteration
achlys (Key)
Pronunciation
akh-looce'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
ἀχλὺς — 1x
ἀχλὺς — 1x
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: c. σκότος, γνόφος, ζόφος, ἀχλύς.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀχλύς achlýs, akh-looce'; of uncertain derivation; dimness of sight, i.e. (probably) a cataract:—mist.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G887 in the following manner: mist (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G887 in the following manner: mist (1x).

  1. mist, dimness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀχλύς achlýs, akh-looce'; of uncertain derivation; dimness of sight, i.e. (probably) a cataract:—mist.
STRONGS G887:
ἀχλύς, -ύος, ἡ, a mist, dimness (Latin caligo), especially over the eyes (a poetic word, often in Homer; then in Hesiod, Aeschylus; in prose writings from [Aristotle, meteor. 2, 8, p. 367b, 17 etc. and] Polybius 34, 11, 15 on; [of a cataract, Dioscorides Cf. Trench, § c.]): Acts 13:11. (Josephus, Antiquities 9, 4, 3 τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ὄψεις ἀμαυρῶσαι τὸν θεὸν παρεκάλει ἀχλὺν αὐταῖς ἐπιβαλόντα. Metaphorically, of the mind, Clement of Rome, 2 Cor. 1, 6 ἀχλύος γέμειν.)
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