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ἁλυκός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἁλυκός, ή, όν
Greek transliteration: 
halykos
Simplified transliteration: 
halykos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
252
GK Number: 
266
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(2a)
Gloss: 
salt spring, salty
Definition: 
brackish, bitter, salt, Jas. 3:12*

Greek-English Concordance for ἁλυκός

James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt (halykon | ἁλυκόν | nom sg neut) spring supply fresh water.