Lexical Summary chous: dust Original Word: χοῦςTransliteration: chous Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-os) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: dust Meaning: dust Strong's Concordance dust. From the base of cheimon; a heap (as poured out), i.e. Rubbish; loose dirt -- dust. see GREEK cheimon Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5522: χὠςχὠς, see χοῦς. STRONGS NT 5522: χοῦςχοῦς, χὠς, accusative χοῦν, ὁ (contracted for χὠς, from χέω, to pour), from Herodotus down; 1. properly, earth dug out, an earth-heap (German Schutt): ὁ χοῦς ὁ ἐξορυχθεις, Herodotus 2, 150. 2. dust (the Sept. for עָפָר): Mark 6:11; Revelation 18:19 ((Joshua 7:11; Wis. 5:15; Sir. 44:21, etc.); Plutarch, mor., p. 1096 b. (i. e. non posse suaviter etc. 13, 7)). |
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