ἀκρίς
akris
“locust”
Definition
a locust (as pointed, or as lighting on the top of vegetation)
apparently from the same as G206 (ἄκρον);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀκρίς appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
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