Fog
ὀμίχληStrong’s G6068omichlē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Omichlē is the Greek word usually translated “mists”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mists”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mists 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὀμίχλη omichlē · fog
1. a mist, fog , (not so thick as νέφος or νεφέλη); (Iliad by Homer); κονίης ὀμίχλη a cloud of dust, (Iliad by Homer) 2. metaphorically a mist over the eyes, (Aeschulus Tragicus): darkness, gloom , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fog” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOG, noun
- A dense watery vapor, exhaled from the earth, or from rivers and lakes, or generated in the atmosphere near the earth. it differs from mist, which is rain in very small drops.
- A cloud of dust or smoke.
All definitions and other forms of “fog”
FOG, noun
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.