What does μύλος · ὀνικός mean in the Bible?
μύλος · ὀνικός is a Greek phrase meaning "large donkey-turned millstone".
Greek · G3458, G3684
μύλος ὀνικὸς
Millstone · huge millstone
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μύλος G3458 millstone
Pronunciation mýlos
Large grinding stone or millstone, symbolizing inevitable destructive judgment in apocalyptic contexts.
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ὀνικός G3684 huge millstone
Pronunciation onikós
A massive millstone requiring a donkey to turn it, emphasizing crushing weight and severity of judgment.
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What does μύλος ὀνικὸς (mylos onikos) mean in the Bible?
μύλος · ὀνικός is a Greek phrase meaning "large donkey-turned millstone".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3458, G3684?
G3458, G3684 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. large donkey-turned millstone
Source Gloss
large donkey-turned millstone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:6 · Mark 9:42 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:22 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:41 1×
Word Origins
μύλος ὀνικὸς is built from this root:
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