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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 14:34 - Salt
Luke 14:34 - Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | G217 | ἅλας |
[Noun Neuter] salt; figuratively prudence |
| is good | G2570 | καλός |
[Adjective] properly beautiful but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally) that is valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use and thus distinguished from G18 which is properly intrinsic) |
| but | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| if | G1437 | ἐάν |
[Conjunction] a conditional particle; in case that provided etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| salt | G217 | ἅλας |
[Noun Neuter] salt; figuratively prudence |
| have lost his savour | G3471 | μωραίνω |
[Verb] to become insipid; figuratively to make (passively act) as a simpleton |
| wherewith | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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| shall it be seasoned | G741 | ἀρτύω |
[Verb] to prepare that is spice (with stimulating condiments) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.