Definition
σής σητός (late genitive for cl. σεός), ὁ,
[in LXX: Job 4:19, Isaiah 50:9 (עָשׁ), Isaiah 51:8 (סָס), al. ;]
a moth, clothes moth: Matthew 6:19-20, Luke 12:33.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Matthew 6:19σὴς · mothDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- Matthew 6:20σὴς · mothBut store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
- Luke 12:33σὴς · mothSell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.