Poison/rust
ἰόςStrong’s G2447ios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ios is the Greek word usually translated “venom”, “poison” and “rust”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
Meaning
Usually translated “venom”, “poison” and “rust”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- venom 1
- of poison 1
- rust 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἰός ios · poison/rust
ἰός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX: Eze.24:6, 11-12 (חֶלְאָה), Psa.140:3 (חֵמָה), al. ;] 1. an arrow. 2. rust (Ez, l.with): Jas.5:3 (cf. MM, Exp., xv). 3. poison: figuratively, Rom.3:13 (Ps. l.with), Jas.3:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “venom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VEN'OM, noun
[Latin venenum, venor, to hunt, to drive or chase; venio, to come. See Venus, etc.]
- Poison; matter fatal or injurious to life. venom is generally used to express noxious matter that is applied externally, or that is discharged from animals, as that of bites and stings of serpents, scorpions, etc.; and poison, to express substances taken into the stomach.
- Spite; malice.
All definitions and other forms of “venom”
VEN'OM, verb transitive
To poison; to infect with venom [Little used, but envenom is in use and elegant. venom may be elegantly used in poetry.]
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.