noun · masculine
sētos
Greekσής (sēs)
Strong’sG4597
a moth
stem sēt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σής, σητός (late gen. for cl. σεός), ὁ,
[in LXX: Jb 4:19, Is 50:9 (עָשׁ), Is 51:8 (סָס), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4597 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsace
a moth
Fromapparently of Hebrew origin ();
King Jamesmoth.
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 | sētos3×σὴς | sētois |
| object accusative | sēton | sētoin |
| direct address vocative | sētor | sētoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | sētou | sētoiu |
| to, for dative | sēto | sētoi |
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
sēto 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sētos“moth”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 6:19“moth”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20“moth”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Luke 12:33“moth”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.