noun · masculine
nefros
Greekνεφρός (nefros)
Strong’sG3510
a kidney as a general emotional center
stem nefr-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νεφρός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for כִּלְיָה, Ex 29:13, al.; metaph., Ps 7:9 15 (16):7 25 (26):2, Wi 1:6, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3510 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnef-ros'
a kidney (plural), i.e. (figuratively) the inmost mind
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesreins.
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 | nefros | nefrois |
| object accusative | nefron | nefroin1×νεφροὺς |
| direct address vocative | nefror | nefroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | nefrou | nefroiu |
| to, for dative | nefro | nefroi |
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
nefro 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
nefroin“minds”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 2:23“minds”kai teim tekneim autau apokteinami en thanato; kai gnōskeli pantais tais ekklēsais hoti mis amō tos eraunarōtos nefroin kai kardiain, kai dōami vi hekasto kata teim ergeim vu.Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.