Mire
βόρβοροςStrong’s G1004borboros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Borboros is the Greek word usually translated “mire”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mire”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- in mire 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
βόρβορος borboros · mire
βόρβορος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Je 45(38):6 (טִיט)* ;] mud, filth: 2Pe.2:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mire” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIRE, noun
Deep mud; earth so wet and soft as to yield to the feet and to wheels.
All definitions and other forms of “mire”
MIRE, verb transitive
To plunge and fix in mire; to set or stall in mud. We say, a horse, an ox or a carriage is mired, when it has sunk deep into mud and its progress is stopped.
- To soil or daub with mud or foul matter.
MIRE, verb intransitive
To sink in mud, or to sink so deep as to be unable to move forward.
MIRE, noun
An ant. [See Pismire.]
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.