ἸΟΥΣ, ἰους
IOUS, ious
Sounds Like: ee-OOS
Translations: poison, venom, rust, a rust, arrows, an arrow
From the root: ἸΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word refers to poison or venom, often associated with serpents or other harmful substances. It can also refer to rust, particularly the rust that corrodes metal. In some contexts, it can metaphorically describe a destructive or corrupting influence. The form ἸΟΥΣ can be the accusative plural of 'arrows' or 'poisons', or the genitive singular of 'poison' or 'rust'.
Inflection: Masculine, Accusative Plural or Genitive Singular
Strong’s number: G2447 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Lamentations — 3:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἸΟΣ.
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.
- ἸΟΣ — poison, a poison, venom, a venom, rust, a rust
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