ἀκροθίνιον
akrothinionfine spoilsHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
ἀκροθίνιον, -ου, τό
(ἄκρος, θίς, a heap),
prop., the top of a heap, hence, in pl.,
1. first-fruits (Xen.; MM, VGT, see word).
2. In war, the choicest spoils (cf. Hdt., viii, 121 f.): Hebrews 7:4.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Hebrews 7:4ἀκροθινίων · plunderConsider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.