G2447: ἰός
iós · “poison/rust”
Definition
rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents)
KJV translates it as: poison, rust
Word origin: perhaps from (to go) or (to send);
Extended definition
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)
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2447 is translated
- the venom ×1
- of poison ×1
- rust ×1
Bible verses with G2447 (iós)
Iós appears in 3 verses.
- Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
- James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- James 5:3
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.