UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μέλι

MainId: 003207000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3192

BaseForms:

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