ἧλος
hēlos · nail
Greek word · Strong’s number G2247 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hēlos (ἧλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “nail”.
How to say it
hē·los
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 pointed metal spike driven in to fasten.
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
- John 20:25
So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
And 1 more times.