What does ἡδύοσμον · πήγανον · λάχανον mean in the Bible?
ἡδύοσμον · πήγανον · λάχανον is a Greek phrase meaning "mint, rue, and every herb".
Greek · G2238, G4076, G3001
τὸ ἡδύοσμον καὶ τὸ πήγανον καὶ πᾶν λάχανον
Mint · rue (from its thick or fleshy leaves) · a vegetable
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ἡδύοσμον G2238 mint
Pronunciation hēdýosmon
Aromatic herb tithed by Pharisees; symbolizes obsessive attention to minor laws over justice.
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πήγανον G4076 rue (from its thick or fleshy leaves)
Pronunciation pḗganon
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λάχανον G3001 a vegetable
Pronunciation láchanon
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What does τὸ ἡδύοσμον καὶ τὸ πήγανον καὶ πᾶν λάχανον (to hēdyosmon kai to pēganon kai pan lachanon) mean in the Bible?
ἡδύοσμον · πήγανον · λάχανον is a Greek phrase meaning "mint, rue, and every herb".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2238, G4076, G3001?
G2238, G4076, G3001 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. mint, rue, and every herb
Source Gloss
mint, rue, and every herb
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 2×
Word Origins
τὸ ἡδύοσμον καὶ τὸ πήγανον καὶ πᾶν λάχανον is built from these roots:
ἡδέως G2234
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain