thrix · hair

What it means

thrix (θρίξ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “hair”.

How to say it

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

1. What grows on the head; also the hair of animals.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• hair ×13
• hairs ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×1
• Luke×4
• John×2
• Acts×1
• 1 Peter×1
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 3:4

  Now John himself had his clothing made of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

• Matthew 5:36

  Nor swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

• Matthew 10:30

  But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

• Mark 1:6

  And John was clothed in camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

• Luke 7:38

  and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she was wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume.

• Luke 7:44

  And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

• Luke 12:7

  But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

• Luke 21:18

  And a hair of your head will certainly not perish.

• John 11:2

  It was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

• John 12:3

  Then Mary took a litra of perfume, pure nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

• Acts 27:34

  Therefore I urge you to take food, for this is for your salvation; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”

• 1 Peter 3:3

  Let your adornment not be the outward kind: the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry or the wearing of clothes,

• Revelation 1:14

  His head and hair were white like white wool, like snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire,

• Revelation 9:8

  and they had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth;

And 1 more times.