Lamb
ἀμνόςStrong’s G0286amnos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Amnos is the Greek word usually translated “lamb”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lamb”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lamb 2
- a lamb 1
- of a lamb 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 1:36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
- Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
- 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Greek dictionary
ἀμνός amnos · lamb
ἀμνός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כֶּבֶשׂ ;] a lamb: figuratively, of Christ (DCG, ii, 620b), Jhn.1:29, 36, Act.8:32" (LXX), 1Pe.1:19 (cf. ἀρνίον; Cremer, 102, 635).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.