Definition
μύλος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for רֵחֶה, Numbers 11:8, Deuteronomy 24:6, al. ;]
1. = μύλη, a mill (Strab., Plut., LXX) : Matthew 24:41, Revelation 18:22.
2. a mill-stone (Anth.) : Revelation 18:21 (T); μ. ὀνικός, Matthew 18:6, Mark 9:42 (see Swete, in l).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μύλος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 18:6μύλος · millstoneBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Matthew 24:41μύλῳ · millTwo women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
- Mark 9:42μύλος · millstoneBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
- Revelation 18:21μύλινον · millstoneThen a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
- Revelation 18:22μύλου · of a millstoneAnd the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.