ἄμμος

greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences4 books5 verses

Definition

ἄμμος, -ου, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for חוֹל ;]

sand, sandy ground: Matthew 7:26, Romans 9:27, Hebrews 11:12, Revelation 18:1, Revelation 20:8.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἄμμος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Matthew 7:26ἄμμον · sand
    But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
  2. Romans 9:27ἄμμος · sand
    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
  3. Hebrews 11:12ἄμμος · sand
    And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
  4. Revelation 12:17ἄμμον · shore
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  5. Revelation 20:8ἄμμος · sand
    …and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.