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μέλι

MainId: 003207000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3192

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003207001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: μέλι

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ιτος

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'μελίσσιος', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003207001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 5.20

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Foods and Condiments

      LEXSubDomains: Food

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-24 12:29:29

         DefinitionShort: a sweet substance produced by bees from flower nectar

         Glosses: honey

         Comments: Though honey may be regarded by some as a vegetable product, since flowers constitute its source, it is more specifically associated with bees and in some languages is actually called bee urine.|μέλι ἄγριον, literally ‘wild honey,’ refers to bee honey gathered in the fields and not the result of keeping bees in hives.|In the ancient world bee keeping was a highly developed industry, since honey was a principal source of sweetening. The equivalent of wild honey in a number of languages is ‘forest honey’ or ‘tree honey.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 3:4, MARK 1:6, REV 10:9, REV 10:10