ἁλυκός
halykos · salty
Greek word · Strong’s number G252 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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halykos (ἁλυκός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “salty”.
Salt.
How to say it
ha·ly·kos
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.
Where it appears
- James 3:12
My brothers, a fig tree cannot produce olives, or a vine figs, can it? Neither can salt water produce sweet water.