asbestos (G762) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G762

ἄσβεστος

asbestosas'-bes-tos

not extinguished, i.e. (by implication) perpetual

1890 spelling: ásbestos

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Isopsephy 978

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

not extinguished, i.e. (by implication) perpetual

Rendered in the KJV as

not to be quenched, unquenchable.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἀσβέστῳ.¶2
ἄσβεστον.1

How it is rendered · 1

unquenchable.3

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2
adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

A-DSN · 2
A-ASN · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Mark1 of 3 · 33%
Luke1 of 3 · 33%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 3:12ἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularHis winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”here: unquenchable.

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 9:43ἄσβεστον.asbestonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singularIf your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.here: unquenchable.

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 3:17ἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularHis winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”here: unquenchable.

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