Honeycomb
μελίσσιοςStrong’s G3193melissios
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Melissios is the Greek word usually translated “honeycomb”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.”
Meaning
Usually translated “honeycomb”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- honeycomb 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μελίσσιος melissios · honeycomb
μελίσσιος, -α, -ον (elsewhere † -αῖος, -ειος; μέλισσα, a bee, cf. μέλι), made by bees: Luk.24:42 (Rec., WH, R, mg.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “honeycomb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HON'EY-COMB, noun
A substance of a firm, close texture, formed by bees into hexagonal cells for repositories of honey, and for the eggs which produce their young.
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.