Word Study · Strong's G4597 · Greek
σής
ses
sace
Strong's 1890 spelling: sḗs
“a moth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a moth
Rendered in the KJV as
moth.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- σὴς3
How it is rendered · 1
- moth3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
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- N-NSM · 3
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Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 6:19σὴςsēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.here: moth
- Matthew 6:20σὴςsēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.here: moth