ἡδύοσμον
hēdyosmon · mint
Greek word · Strong’s number G2238 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hēdyosmon (ἡδύοσμον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “mint”.
A garden herb.
How to say it
hē·dy·os·mon
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 fragrant garden herb.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe the mint and the dill and the cumin, and you have left aside the weightier things of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without leaving aside those.
- Luke 11:42
But woe to you Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every garden herb, and you pass over justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not neglected those.