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Koine Greek wordlink #147560

SR GNT Yac 3:8 ἰοῦ (iou) ‘an unstable evil full of poison deadly’ Strongs=24470 Lemma=ios
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἰοῦ (N-GMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἰοῦ’ (N-GMS) is always and only glossed as ‘of poison’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ios’ have 3 different glosses: ‘of poison’, ‘poison’, ‘rust’.

Greek words (1) other than ἰοῦ (N-GMS) with a gloss related to ‘poison’

ROM 3:13 Ἰός (Yos) N-NMS ‘tongues of them they were deceiving poison of asps is under the’ SR GNT Rom 3:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 A_tomb having _been _opened _up the throat is of _them, with _the tongues of _them they _were _deceiving: Poison of _asps is under the lips of _them, (ROM_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 ‘Their words lead to death,
⇔ their tongues are deceptive.’
⇔ ‘Their lips spray out poison.’ (ROM 3:13)

Key: N=noun GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular