King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2966
Transliteration: kōlon
Phonetic Spelling: (ko'-lon)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a limb (of the body)
Meaning: a limb (of the body)
κῶλον, κωλου, τό; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down a member of the body, particularly the more external and prominent members, especially the feet; in the Sept. (Leviticus 26:30; Numbers 14:29, 32; 1 Samuel 17:46; Isaiah 66:24) for פֶּגֶר and פְּגָרִים, a dead body, carcase, inasmuch as the members of a corpse are loose and fall apart: so the plural in Hebrews 3:17 from Numbers 14:29, 32 (A. V. carcases).
Word Summary
kōlon: a limb (of the body)
Original Word: κῶλονTransliteration: kōlon
Phonetic Spelling: (ko'-lon)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a limb (of the body)
Meaning: a limb (of the body)
Strong's Concordance
a dead body, corpseFrom the base of kolazo; a limb of the body (as if lopped) -- carcase.
see GREEK kolazo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2966: κῶλονκῶλον, κωλου, τό; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down a member of the body, particularly the more external and prominent members, especially the feet; in the Sept. (Leviticus 26:30; Numbers 14:29, 32; 1 Samuel 17:46; Isaiah 66:24) for פֶּגֶר and פְּגָרִים, a dead body, carcase, inasmuch as the members of a corpse are loose and fall apart: so the plural in Hebrews 3:17 from Numbers 14:29, 32 (A. V. carcases).