ἰός
ios · poison, rust
Greek word · Strong’s number G2447 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ios (ἰός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “poison, rust”.
Poison, venom; also rust.
How to say it
i·os
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
- A deadly substance, like a snake's.
- What eats away metal.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- corrosion ×1
- poison ×1
- venom ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 3:13
An open grave is their throat; with their tongues they deceive; the venom of asps is under their lips;
- James 3:8
But no human being can tame the tongue: it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- James 5:3
Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.