σής
sēs · moth
Greek word · Strong’s number G4597 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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sēs (σής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “moth”.
The insect that eats clothes.
How to say it
sēs
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 small insect that eats clothing.
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
- Matthew 6:19
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal;
- Matthew 6:20
but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal;
- Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.