UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: without salt, saltless

Semantic entry: 5.27

Semantic domains: Foods and Condiments

Subdomains: Condiments

Definition: pertaining to a lack of salt

Notes: 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 RV MRK 9:50 · LV MRK 9:50 · Read together MRK 9:50, see 5.25: ἅλς.