UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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βάτραχος

MainId: 000940000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: β

StrongCodes: G0944

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000940001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: βάτραχος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000940001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 4.55

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animals

      LEXSubDomains: Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-02-04 23:29:13

         DefinitionShort: tailless amphibian with a squat body, moist smooth skin, and long hind legs for jumping; about 70 mm long; brown or olive-green; develops from tadpole; Rana esculenta (Edible frog) or Rana punctata (Spotted frog)

         Glosses: frog

         Comments: In this only reference to frogs in the NT, the connotation is of something unclean and abhorrent. In a number of societies, however, frogs are regarded as very valuable and worthwhile animals, since they are often an important source of food. On the other hand, in such areas there are usually certain types of frogs or toads which are particularly poisonous and whose names, therefore, do carry bad connotations.

      LEXReferences: REV 16:13

      LEXLinks: fauna:5.2