Vomit
ἐξέραμαStrong’s G1829exerama
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Exerama is the Greek word usually translated “vomit”. 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 “vomit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- vomit 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐξέραμα exerama · vomit
ἐξέραμα, -τος, τό (ἐξεράω, to evacuate, disgorge) a vomit: 2Pe.2:22 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “vomit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VOM'IT, verb intransitive
[Latin vomo. probably the Gr. is the same word, with the loss of its first letter.]
All definitions and other forms of “vomit”
VOM'IT, verb transitive
- To throw up or eject from the stomach; to discharge from the stomach through the mouth.“The fish vomited out Jonah upon the dry land” Jonah 2:10
- To eject with violence from any hollow place.
VOM'IT, noun
- The matter ejected from the stomach.
- That which excites the stomach to discharge its contents; an emetic.
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.