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ἁλίζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἁλίζω
Greek transliteration: 
halizō
Simplified transliteration: 
halizo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, ἡλίσθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
233
GK Number: 
245
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to salt, make salty
Definition: 
to salt, season with salt, preserve by salting, Mt. 5:13; Mk. 9:49*

Greek-English Concordance for ἁλίζω

Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how will it be made salty (halisthēsetai | ἁλισθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) again? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by those who pass by.
Mark 9:49 For everyone will (halisthēsetai | ἁλισθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (halisthēsetai | ἁλισθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) salted (halisthēsetai | ἁλισθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) with fire.