κώνωψ
kṓnōps
“a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)”
1 occurrenceNew TestamentHapax Legomenon
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a gnat, mosquito, which is found in wine when becoming sour, Mt. 23:24*
Translated in KJV as
gnat
Etymology
apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 (κέντρον) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
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