μέλι
meli · honey
Greek word · Strong’s number G3192 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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meli (μέλι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “honey”.
How to say it
me·li
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
- The sweet, thick food bees make.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- 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.
- 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.
- Revelation 10:9
And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he says to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”
- Revelation 10:10
And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.