noun · masculine
mulos
Greekμύλος (mulos)
Strong’sG3458
a millstone
stem mul-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μύλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for רֵחַים, Nu 11:8, De 24:6, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3458 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoo'-los
a "mill", i.e. (by implication), a grinder (millstone)
Fromprobably ultimately from the base of G3433 (through the idea of hardship);
King Jamesmillstone.
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 | mulos2×μύλος | mulois |
| object accusative | mulon | muloin |
| direct address vocative | mulor | muloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | mulou1×μύλου | muloiu |
| to, for dative | mulo1×μύλῳ | muloi |
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
mulo 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
mulos“millstone”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 18:6“millstone”Hos de an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, sumferatō auto hina kremannuiteia mulos onikos eis ton trachēlon autou kai katapontiziteia en te pelage tau thalassau.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Mark 9:42“millstone”Kai hos an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, kalem atō auto mallon ei perikeietō mulos onikos peri ton trachēlon autou kai ballitē eis tan thalassan.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
mulou“mill”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 18:22“mill”kai fōnas kitharōdoiu kai mousikoiu kai aulētoiu kai salpistoiu ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti, kai pantos technitos pantau technau ouk mē heuriskiteia en si ēti, kai fōnas mulou ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti,And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
mulo“mill”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 24:41“mill”duo alētharōtais en to mulo, henas paralambitō kai henas afiēkitō.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.