Word Study · Strong's G217 · Greek
ἅλας
halas
hal'-as
Strong's 1890 spelling: hálas
“salt”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
salt; figuratively, prudence
Rendered in the KJV as
salt.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἅλας4
- ἅλας·2
- ἅλα1
- ἅλατι1
How it is rendered · 3
- salt5
- salt;2
- with salt1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular6
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSN · 6
- N-ASN · 1
- N-DSN · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 5:13ἅλαςhalasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.here: salt
- Matthew 5:13ἅλαςhalasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.here: salt
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 9:50ἅλας·halasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSalt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”here: salt;
- Mark 9:50ἅλαςhalasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSalt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”here: salt
- Mark 9:50ἅλαhalanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSalt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”here: salt
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 14:34ἅλας·halasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSalt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?here: salt;
- Luke 14:34ἅλαςhalasnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSalt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?here: salt