Street
ἄμφοδονStrong’s G0296amphodon
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Amphodon is the Greek word usually translated “street”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “street”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- street 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἄμφοδον amphodon · street
ἄμφοδον, -ου, το (ἀμφί ὁδός), [in LXX for אַרְמוֹן (Jer.17:27 30:10 49:27)* ;] prop., a road around anything (RV, the open street): Mrk.11:4, Act.19:28, WH, mg.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “street” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STREET, noun
[Latin, strewed or spread. See Strew.]
- Properly, a paved way or road; but in usage, any way or road in a city, chiefly a main way, in distinction from a lane or alley.
- Among the people of New England, any public highway.
- Streets, plural, any public way, road or place.“That there be no complaining in our streets” Psalms 144:14
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.