ἄνθος
anthos · flower
Greek word · Strong’s number G438 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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anthos (ἄνθος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “flower”.
How to say it
an·thos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The part of a plant that opens in color and lasts only a short time.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- James 1:10
and let the rich boast in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
- James 1:11
For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.
- 1 Peter 1:24
For All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withered, and the flower fell;
And 1 more times.