Ashes
σποδόςStrong’s G4700spodos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Spodos is the Greek word usually translated “ashes”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ashes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ashes 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 10:13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
Greek dictionary
σποδός spodos · ashes
σποδός, -oῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for אֵפֶר ;] ashes: Heb.9:13; ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σ. (Isa.58:5, Jhn.3:6, Dan LXX 9:3, al.), Mat.11:21, Luk.10:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ashes” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASH'ES, noun
plural Without the singular number.
- The earthy particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion; as of wood or coal.
- The remains of the human body when burnt.
- In scripture, ashes is used to denote vileness, meanness, frailty, or humiliation.“I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes” Job 42:6
All definitions and other forms of “ashes”
ASH'-FIRE, noun
A low fire used in chimical operations.
ASH'-HOLE, noun
A repository for ashes; the lower part of a furnace.
ASH'-LAR, noun
Common or free stones, as they come from the quarry, of different lengths, breadths and thicknesses.
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.