Thigh
μηρόςStrong’s G3382mēros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Mēros is the Greek word usually translated “thigh”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Meaning
Usually translated “thigh”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thigh 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
μηρός mēros · thigh
μηρός, -oῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵךְ ;] the thigh: Rev.19:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thigh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THIGH, noun
That part of men, quadrupeds and fowls, which is between the leg and the trunk.
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.