Citron
θύϊνοςStrong’s G2367thuinos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Thuinos is the Greek word usually translated “citron”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,”
Meaning
Usually translated “citron”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- citron 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
θύϊνος thuinos · citron
θύινος (usually θύϊνος, as Rec.), -η, -ον (θυία, θύα, an African aromatic tree, with ornamentally veined wood of varying colour, = Lat. citrinus), [in Sm.: 3Ki.10:11 (אַלְמֻגִּים)* ;] thyme: ξύλον, Rev.18:12 (Diosc.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “citron” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CITRON, noun
The fruit of the citron tree, a large species of lemon.
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.