ἔριον
erion · wool
Greek word · Strong’s number G2053 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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erion (ἔριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wool”.
How to say it
e·ri·on
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
- Sheep's fleece, white and soft.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Hebrews 9:19
For when every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of the calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
- Revelation 1:14
His head and hair were white like white wool, like snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire,