What does σής (sḗs) mean in the Bible?
σής (sḗs): Moth as destroyer of earthly treasures; symbol of material wealth's impermanence and vulnerability.
Greek · G4597
σής
A moth
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σής G4597
Pronunciation sḗs
What does σής (sḗs) mean in the Bible?
σής (sḗs): Moth as destroyer of earthly treasures; symbol of material wealth's impermanence and vulnerability.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4597?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include moth (3).
Where does σής (sḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It moth 3× Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Luke 12:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:19
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Luke 1
Source forms
σὴς 3x sēs Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Luke 12:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Luke 12:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Moth as destroyer of earthly treasures; symbol of material wealth's impermanence and vulnerability.
Strong's G4597
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:33 Source Gloss
a moth
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Moth as destroyer of earthly treasures; symbol of material wealth's impermanence and vulnerability.
a moth, clothes moth: Mat.6:19-20, Luk.12:33.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:19 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σὴς shv
a moth
Read verse Matthew 6:20 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σὴς shv
a moth
Read verse Luke 12:33 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σὴς shv
a moth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 3 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 · Luke 12:33 3×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Destructive agent that corrupts stored earthly treasures and wealth
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Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H5580 Related Hebrew
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