Remnant
λεῖμμαStrong’s G3005leimma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Leimma is the Greek word usually translated “remnant”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”
Meaning
Usually translated “remnant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a remnant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
λεῖμμα leimma · remnant
λεῖμμα (WH, λίμμα, see their App., 154), -τος, τό (λείπω), [in LXX: 4Ki.19:4 A (שְׁאֵרִית)* ;] a remnant: Rom.11:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “remnant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REM'NANT, noun
[contracted from remanent. See Remain.]
- Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part.“The remnant that are left of the captivity” Nehemiah 1:3
- That which remains after a part is done, performed, told or passed.
All definitions and other forms of “remnant”
REM'NANT, adjective
Remaining; yet left.
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.