ΙΛΥΣ, ιλυς
ILYS, ilys
Sounds Like: ee-LOOS
Translations: mud, mire, slime, filth
From the root: ΙΛΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This noun refers to mud, mire, or slime, often implying a dirty or sticky substance. It can be used literally to describe physical mud, or metaphorically to describe a state of defilement or degradation.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
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- ἸΛΥΝ — mud, mire, slime, a mud, a mire, a slime
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