Lexical Summary kērion: honeycomb Original Word: κηρίονTransliteration: kērion Phonetic Spelling: (kay-ree'-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: honeycomb Meaning: honeycomb Strong's Concordance honeycomb. Diminutive from keos (wax); a cell for honey, i.e. (collectively) the comb -- (honey-)comb. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2781: κηρίονκηρίον, κηρίου, τό (κηρός wax), from Hesiod and Herodotus down, honeycomb: κηρίον μελισσιον, a honeycomb (still containing the honey), Luke 24:42 R G Tr brackets (1 Samuel 14:27; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 24:13). |