noun · neuter
eriem
Greekἔριον (erion)
Strong’sG2053
wool
stem eri-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔριον, -ου, τό
[in LXX for צֶמֶר, Le 13:47, Is 1:18, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2053 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider'-ee-on
wool
Fromof obscure affinity;
King Jameswool.
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 | eriem1×ἔριον | erieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | erieu1×ἐρίου | erieiu |
| to, for dative | erie | eriei |
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
erie 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eriem“wool”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Revelation 1:14“wool”tas de kefalas autou kai tais thrixais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs floxas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
erieu“wool”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 9:19“wool”laliratau gar pantau entolau kata ton nomon hupo Mōusou panto to lao, lambaratos tem haimem toiu moschoiu meta hudōreu kai erieu kokkineu kai hussōpau autem tē tem bibliem kai panton ton laon rantizata,For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,