Quick Definition
ἄναλος, ον Adj saltless, tasteless, flat
Strong's Definition
saltless, i.e. insipid
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G251 (ἅλς);
KJV Usage: X lose saltness
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | ἁλίζω
5.27 · Foods and Condiments · Condiments
without salt, saltless pertaining to a lack of salt In some languages one may render ‘if the salt has become saltless’ as ‘if the salt no longer tastes like salt,’ but for a discussion of some of the basic problems involved in a rendering of MRK 9:50, see 5.25.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄναλος, -ov, (GAs salt), saltless, unsalted, (ἄρτοι ἄναλοι, Aristot. probl. 21, 5, 1; ἄρτος ἄναλος, Plut. symp. v. quaest. 10 § 1): ἅλας ἄναλον salt destitute of pungency, Mk. ix. 50.* [ἀναλόω, see ἀναλίσκω. |
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄναλος analos 1x
without saltness, without the taste and pungency of salt, insipid, Mk. 9:50
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** ἄναλος, -ον
(< ἅλς), [in Aq.: Ez 13:10, 11, 15 22:28*;]
saltless, insipid: Mk 9:50.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἄναλος (analos) — unsalty. ἄνᾰλος, ον, (ἅλς A) without salt, not salted, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. of salt itself, salt which is no salt, NT.Mark.9.50.