noun · neuter
erifiem
Greekἐρίφιον (erifion)
Strong’sG2055
a goat, kid
stem erifi-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἐρίφιον, -ου, τό
(dim, of ἔριφος, q.v.) [in LXX: To 2:13 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2055 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-if'-ee-on
a kidling, i.e. (genitive case) goat (symbolically, wicked person)
Fromfrom G2056;
King Jamesgoat.
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 | erifiem | erifieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | erifieu | erifieiu |
| to, for dative | erifie | erifiei |
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
erifie 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
erifieim1×
Matthew 25:33“goats”kai histanati teim men probateim ek dexeiu autou teim de erifieim ek euōnumeiu.He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.