θρίξ

greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine15 occurrences7 books14 verses

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 3:4τριχῶν · hair
    John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  2. Matthew 5:36τρίχα · hair
    Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
  3. Matthew 10:30τρίχες · hairs
    And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
  4. Mark 1:6τρίχας · hair
    John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  5. Luke 7:38θριξὶν · her hair
    As 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.
  6. Luke 7:44θριξὶν · hair
    And 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.
  7. Luke 12:7τρίχες · hairs
    And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  8. Luke 21:18θρὶξ · a hair
    Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
  9. John 11:2θριξὶν · hair
    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
  10. John 12:3θριξὶν · hair
    Then 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.
  11. Acts 27:34θρὶξ · hair
    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
  12. 1 Peter 3:3τριχῶν · hair
    Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
  13. Revelation 1:14τρίχες · hair
    The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
  14. Revelation 9:8τρίχας · hair; τρίχας · [that]
    They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.