Strong's Concordance achlus: a mist Original Word: ἀχλύς, ύος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: achlus Phonetic Spelling: (akh-looce') Short Definition: a mist, dimness Definition: a mist, dimness, darkening. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 887: ἀχλύςἀχλύς, ἀχλυος, ἡ, a mist, dimness (Latincaligo), especially over the eyes (a poetic word, often in Homer; then in Hesiod, Aeschylus; in prose writings from (Aristotle, meteor. 2, 8, p. 367{b}, 17 etc. and) Polybius 34, 11, 15 on; (of a cataract, Dioscor. Cf. Trench, § c.)): Acts 13:11. (Josephus, Antiquities 9, 4, 3 τάς τῶν πολεμίων ὄψεις ἀμαυρωσαι τόν Θεόν παρεκάλει ἀχλυν αὐταῖς ἐπιβαλοντα. Metaphorically, of the mind, Clement of Rome, 2 Cor. 1, 6 [ET] ἀχλυος γέμειν.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mist. Of uncertain derivation; dimness of sight, i.e. (probably) a cataract -- mist. Forms and Transliterations αχλυς αχλύς ἀχλὺς αχούχ ομιχλαι ὁμίχλαι achlus achlys achlỳs homichlai homíchlai omichlaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 8872 Occurrences ἀχλὺς — 1 Occ. ὁμίχλαι — 1 Occ. Acts 13:11 N-NFS GRK: ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος NAS: And immediately a mist and a darkness KJV: on him a mist and a darkness; INT: upon him a mist and darkness 2 Peter 2:17 N-NFP |
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