noun · masculine
brochos
Greekβρόχος (brochos)
Strong’sG1029
a noose or snare
stem broch-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βρόχος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: Pr 6:5 (יָד) 7:21 (חֵלֶק) 22:25 (מֹוקֵשׁ), III Mac 4:8 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1029 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbrokh'-os
a noose
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamessnare.
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 | brochos | brochois |
| object accusative | brochon1×βρόχον | brochoin |
| direct address vocative | brochor | brochoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | brochou | brochoiu |
| to, for dative | brocho | brochoi |
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
brocho 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
brochon“restraint”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:35“restraint”houtem de pros tem vu autoiu sumforem legamō, ouk hina brochon vi epiballameia, alla pros tem euschēmōnem kai euparedrem to kurio aperispastōs.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.