Millstone
μυλικόςStrong’s G3457mulikos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Mulikos is the Greek word usually translated “mill”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mill”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of a mill 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
μυλικός mulikos · millstone
μυλικός, -ή, -όν (μύλη, a mill), of a mill: λίθος μ., Luk.17:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “millstone” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MILL'STONE, noun
A stone used for grinding grain.
All definitions and other forms of “millstone”
MILL'-TOOTH, noun
plural mill-teeth. A grinder, dens molaris.
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.