2001 Translation

CHNOUS, chnous

Sounds Like: KHNOOS

Translations: down, lint, fluff, dust, a down, a lint, a fluff, a dust

From the root: ΧΝΟΥΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to fine, light particles such as lint, fluff, or dust. It can also describe the soft downy hair found on plants or young birds. It is typically used to describe something insubstantial or easily dispersed, often in a metaphorical sense to represent something fleeting or easily destroyed.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G5515 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 11:7

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 1:4, 34:5
• Wisdom — 5:14
• Isaiah — 5:24, 29:5, 48:19
• Epistle of Barnabas — 11:7

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 40:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 133:5

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Chronicles — 1:9
• Psalms — 1:4, 34:5
• Wisdom — 5:14
• Isaiah — 5:24, 29:5
• Hosea — 13:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΝΟΥΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΧΝΟΥΝ — down, lint, dust, a dust

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