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G2868 κονιορτός (koniortós)
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Quick Definition

κονιορτός, ου, ὁ n.m. dust

Strong's Definition

from the base of 2867 and ornumi (to "rouse"); pulverulence (as blown about)

KJV Usage: dust

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, m. | -οῦ | κόνις [κονιάω] + ὄρνυμι [ὁρμάω]

2.15 · Natural Substances · Earth, Mud, Sand, Rock

dust, soil dust, soil (see also 2.16) ‘Shake the dust from your feet’ may be expressed as ‘kick the dust from your feet.’ In some instances, however, the more appropriate equivalent would be ‘get rid of the dust from your feet’ or even ‘remove the dust from your feet and leave it there.’

MAT 10:14 · LUK 9:5 · LUK 10:11 · ACT 13:51 · ACT 22:23

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κονιορτός, -οὔ, ὁ, (fr. κονία, and ὄρνυμι to stir up) ; ils prop. raised dust, flying dust, (Hdt., Plat., Polyb., al.). 2. univ. dust: Mt. x. 14; Lk. ix. 5; x. 11; Acts xiii. 51; xxii.23. (For ps; Ex. ix. 9; Nah.i. 3; for 1D), Deut. ix. 21.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κονιορτός koniortos 5x

dust, Mt. 10:14; Lk. 9:5; 10:11; Acts 13:51; 22:23*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κονιορτός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< κόνις or κονία, dust, ὄρνυμι, to stir up), [in LXX for אָבָק, etc.;]

in cl., dust stirred up (Ex 9:9, Is 5:24); in NT, simply dust: Mt 10:14, Lk 9:5 10:11, Ac 13:51 22:23.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κονιορτός. Chrest. I. τοϑ'5 (B.c. 240) x.[. ματα ἀπὸ τῆς ἅλω σὺν τῶι κονιορτῶι ἀ(ρτάβαι) ἰε---α declaration for purposes of taxation. For κόνις, ‘‘dust,’’ see Kazbel 6225 φθίμενος τήνδ᾽ ἐπίκειμαι κόνιν, “in death I have this dust laid upon me.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

κονιορτός (koniortos) — dust. κονῐορτ-ός, ὁ, (κόνις, ὄρνυμι) dust raised or stirred up, cloud of dust, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τῆς ὕλης νεωστὶ κεκαυμένης, i.e. a cloud of woodashes,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. generally, dirt, sweepings, σαρώματα.. σὺν τῷ κ. Wilcken [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II. metaphorically, dirty fellow, χαίρει τις αὐχμῶν ἢ ῥυπῶν, κ. ἀναπέφηνεν [Refs 4th c.BC+]

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