To stink
ὄζωStrong’s G3605ozō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ozō is the Greek word usually translated “stinks”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stinks”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he stinks 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὄζω ozō · to stink
ὄζω [in LXX: Exo.8:14 (בָּאַשׁ)* ;] to smell (i.e. emit a smell): Jhn.11:39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “stink” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STINK, verb intransitive
preterit tense stand or stunk. To emit a strong offensive smell.
All definitions and other forms of “stink”
STINK, noun
A strong offensive smell.
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.