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βόρβορος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βόρβορος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
borboros
Simplified transliteration: 
borboros
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1004
GK Number: 
1079
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
mud, filth, slime
Definition: 
mud, mire, dung, filth, 2 Pet. 2:22*

Greek-English Concordance for βόρβορος

2 Peter 2:22 What has happened to them illustrates the true proverb: “A dog returns to its own vomit, and a sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.” (borborou | βορβόρου | gen sg masc)