Millstone
μύλοςStrong’s G3458mulos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mulos is the Greek word usually translated “millstone” and “mill”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
Meaning
Usually translated “millstone” and “mill”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a millstone 2
- mill 1
- of a millstone 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
- Mark 9:42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
- Revelation 18:22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
Greek dictionary
μύλος mulos · millstone
μύλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for רֵחֶה, Num.11:8, Deu.24:6, al. ;] 1. = μύλη, a mill (Strab., Plut., LXX) : Mat.24:41, Rev.18:22. 2. a mill-stone (Anth.) : Rev.18:21 (T); μ. ὀνικός, Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42 (see Swete, in l).† (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.