noun · neuter

anthem

Greekἄνθος (anthos)

Strong’sG438

bloom, flower

stem anth-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

flower4×

What it means

ἄνθος, -εος, τό,

[in LXX for צִיץ, etc.;]

a flower: Ja 1:10, 11, I Pe 1:24(LXX).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G438 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidanth'-os

a blossom

Froma primary word;

King Jamesflower.

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 or object direct	anthem4×ἄνθος	antheim
of, belonging to genitive	antheu	antheiu
to, for dative	anthe	anthei

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

anthstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

anthe 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

anthem“flower”subject or objectdirect singular4×

James 1:10“flower”tos de plousios en ta tapeinōsia autou, hoti hōs anthem chortou parercheti.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

James 1:11“flower”anatellata gar tos hēlios sun to kausōno kai xērainata ton chorton, kai tem anthem autou ekpiptata kai tas euprepeias teu prosōpeu auteu apollueta; houtōs kai tos plousios en tai poreiai autou marainiti.For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

1 Peter 1:24“flower”dioti pantas sarxas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas autau hōs anthem chortou; xērainita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

1 Peter 1:24“flower”dioti pantas sarxas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas autau hōs anthem chortou; xērainita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,