Dill
ἄνηθονStrong’s G0432anēthon
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Anēthon is the Greek word usually translated “dill”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dill”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dill 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἄνηθον anēthon · dill
anise, dill , (Aristophanes Comicus); ionic ἄννησον or ἄνησον (Herdotus Historicus); aeolic ἄννητον, or ἄνητον, (Sapho). (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dill” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DILL, noun
[G.]
An annual plant of the genus Anethum, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent and aromatic.
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.