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Chick

νοσσίονStrong’s G3556

nossion

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Nossion is the Greek word usually translated “chicks”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”
Matthew 23:37 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “chicks”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • chicks 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    νοσσίον nossion · chick

    νοσσίον, -ου, τό dimin. of νοσσός, which see, [in LXX: Psa.84:3 (אֶפְרֹחַ) * ;] a young bird: Mat.23:37.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.