μέλι
meli
“honey”
Definition
honey
apparently a primary word;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
μέλι 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 I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.”“Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.