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ἄνθος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἄνθος, ους, τό
Greek transliteration: 
anthos
Simplified transliteration: 
anthos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
438
GK Number: 
470
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3d(2b)
Gloss: 
flower, blossom
Definition: 
a flower, Jas. 1:10, 11; 1 Pet. 1:24 (2x)*

Greek-English Concordance for ἄνθος

James 1:10 and the wealthy brother in his humiliation, because like a flower (anthos | ἄνθος | nom sg neut) in the meadow he will pass away.
James 1:11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the meadow; its flower (anthos | ἄνθος | nom sg neut) falls and its beauty fades. In the same way the rich man will fade away while pursuing his business.
1 Peter 1:24 For “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower (anthos | ἄνθος | nom sg neut) of grass; the grass dries up and its flower (anthos | ἄνθος | nom sg neut) falls;