Definition
θρίξ, τριχός, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׂעָר ;]
hair;
(a) of the head: Matthew 3:4; 5:36; 10:30, Luke 7:38, 44; 12:7; 21:18, John 11:2; 12:3, Acts 27:34, 1 Peter 3:3, Revelation 1:14;
(b) of animals: Mark 1:6, Revelation 9:8.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θρίξ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
15 total
- Matthew 3:4τριχῶν · hairJohn wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Matthew 5:36τρίχα · hairNor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
- Matthew 10:30τρίχες · hairsAnd even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Mark 1:6τρίχας · hairJohn was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Luke 7:38θριξὶν · her hairAs she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- Luke 7:44θριξὶν · hairAnd turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
- Luke 12:7τρίχες · hairsAnd even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 21:18θρὶξ · a hairYet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- John 11:2θριξὶν · hair(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
- John 12:3θριξὶν · hairThen Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
- Acts 27:34θρὶξ · hairSo for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
- 1 Peter 3:3τριχῶν · hairYour beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- Revelation 1:14τρίχες · hairThe hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
- Revelation 9:8τρίχας · hair; τρίχας · [that]They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.