Strong's Greek Concordance

G4700: σποδός

spodós · “ashes”

Definition

ashes

KJV translates it as: ashes

Word origin: of uncertain derivation;

Extended definition

σποδός, -oῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for אֵפֶר ;]
ashes: Heb.9:13; ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σ. (Isa.58:5, Jhn.3:6, Dan LXX 9:3, al.), Mat.11:21, Luk.10:13.†
(AS)

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How G4700 is translated

  • ashes ×2
  • the ashes ×1

Bible verses with G4700 (spodós)

Spodós appears in 3 verses.

  • Matthew 11:21

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Luke 10:13

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Hebrews 9:13

    For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: