βόρβορος
bórboros · G1004 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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mud, mire
Watery mud, with an additional feature of filth and uncleanness
Examples2 Peter 2:22 It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”
How it’s used In 1 role
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In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κύλισμαwallowing 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- πηλός pēlós · G4081 · mud, clay
- Greek word for clay or mud used in various NT contexts (John 9:6, 11, 14-15; Rom 9:21); overlaps with βόρβορος in referring to mud, though πηλός can emphasize moldable clay while βόρβορος emphasizes filthy, slimy mire
In the other Testament 3 words
- טִיט ṭîyṭ · H2916 · mud, dirt, mire
- Primary Hebrew word for mud or mire, used both literally (e.g., Jer 38:6) and metaphorically for defilement; direct translation equivalent of βόρβορος in sense of wet, slimy mud
- בִּצָּה bitstsâh · H1207 · swamp, marsh
- Hebrew term for marshy, muddy ground or mire (e.g., Ps 69:2); closely overlaps with βόρβορος in the sense of muddy, miry places where one can sink
- יָוֵן yâvên · H3121 · mud
- Hebrew word for mire or muddy sediment (e.g., Ps 40:2, Isa 57:20); denotes the wet, filthy mud that βόρβορος signifies
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Mud, mire2.17
- Used figuratively of a state of moral filth returned to, as of the proverb about the sow returning to wallow in the mire in 2 Peter 2:22.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon βορβόρου, ὁ, dung, mire: 2 Pet 2:22. (the Sept.; Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Plato, and…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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