Definition
σποδός, -oῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for אֵפֶר ;]
ashes: Hebrews 9:13; ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σ. (Isaiah 58:5, John 3:6, Dan LXX 9:3, al.), Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σποδός:
- אֵ֫פֶרe.pher“ashes”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Matthew 11:21σποδῷ · ashes“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Luke 10:13σποδῷ · ashesWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- Hebrews 9:13σποδὸς · [the] ashesFor if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,