noun · masculine
amnos
Greekἀμνός (amnos)
Strong’sG286
a lamb
stem amn-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀμνός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for כֶּבֶשׂ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G286 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidam-nos'
a lamb
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jameslamb.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | amnos3×ἀμνὸς | amnois |
| object accusative | amnon | amnoin |
| direct address vocative | amnor | amnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | amnou1×ἀμνοῦ | amnoiu |
| to, for dative | amno | amnoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
amno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
amnos“lamb”subjectnominative singular3×
John 1:29“lamb”Ta epaurion blepatō ton Iēsun ercherōton pros auton, kai legatō; Ide tos amnos tou theou tos airarōtos tan hamartan tou kosmou.The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:36“lamb”kai embleparatos to Iēso peripatarōto legatō; Ide tos amnos tou theou.When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
Acts 8:32“lamb”tas de periochas tau grafau han anaginōskate ate houtas; Hōs probatem epi sfagan agita, kai hōs amnos enantion tou keiraratou auton afōnos, houtōs ouk anoigatō tem stomem autou.The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
amnou“lamb”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Peter 1:19“lamb”alla timie haime hōs amnou amōmou kai aspilou Christou,but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.