noun · masculine
anthraxos
Greekἄνθραξ (anthrax)
Strong’sG440
a coal
stem anthrax-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄνθραξ, -ακος, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for גַּחֶלֶת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G440 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidanth'-rax
a live coal
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamescoal of fire.
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 | anthraxos | anthraxois |
| object accusative | anthraxon | anthraxoin1×ἄνθρακας |
| direct address vocative | anthraxor | anthraxoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | anthraxou | anthraxoiu |
| to, for dative | anthraxo | anthraxoi |
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
anthraxo 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
anthraxoin“coals”objectaccusative plural1×
Romans 12:20“coals”alla ean peinateiō tos echthros su, psōmizasōr auton; ean dipsateiō, potizasōr auton; houtem gar poiarōtos anthraxoin pureu sōreuasi epi tan kefalan autou.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”