Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #44985

SR GNT Luke 8:6 ἰκμάδα (ikmada) ‘the thing not to_be having moisture’ Strongs=24290 Lemma=ikmas^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Seaside_Parables_and_Miracle

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Only use of identical word form ἰκμάδα (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἰκμάδα’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘moisture’.

Luke 8:6 ‘the thing not to_be having moisture’ SR GNT Luke 8:6 word 17

OET-LV: 6 And other fell _down on the rock, and having _been _sprouted was _withered because _of the thing to_ not _be _having moisture. (LUK_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 Some of the seeds landed in a rocky area where they sprouted, but then they withered up because they didn’t have enough moisture. (LUK 8:6)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘ikmas’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular