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Koine Greek wordlink #165983

SR GNT Rev 21:4 δάκρυον (dakruon) ‘and he will_be wiping_out every tear from the eyes’ Strongs=11440 Lemma=dakruon
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form δάκρυον (N-ANS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δάκρυον’ (N-ANS) is always and only glossed as ‘tear’.

Rev 7:17 ‘will_be wiping_out god every tear from the eyes’ SR GNT Rev 7:17 word 26

OET-LV: 17 because the lamb who is among the_middle of _the throne will _be _shepherding them, and will _be _guiding them to of _life springs of _waters, and will _be _wiping _out the god every tear from the eyes of _them. (REV_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 because the lamb that’s there at the throne will shepherd them. The lamb will guide them to the springs of living water, and God will ensure that every tear is wiped away from their eyes.” SHOULD THIS BE IN POETIC FORMAT? (REV 7:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘dakruon’ have 3 different glosses: ‘with tears’, ‘tear’, ‘tears’.

Greek words (3) other than δάκρυον (N-ANS) with a gloss related to ‘tear’

YHN 19:24 σχίσωμεν (sⱪisōmen) V-SAA1··P Lemma=sχizō ‘to one_another not we may tear it but we may choose_by_lot’ SR GNT Yhn 19:24 word 7

OET-LV: 24 Therefore they _said to one _another: We _may_ not _tear it, but we _may _choose _by _lot for it, whose it _will _be, in _order _that the scripture may _be _fulfilled which saying: They _divided the clothes of _me to _themselves, and they _threw a_lot for the clothing of _me. The therefore on _one _hand soldiers did these things. (JHN_19:24)

OET-RV: 24 So they said to each other, “Rather than tearing this, let’s throw a dice to see who will get it.” (This fulfilled what was written in the scriptures that said: they divided my garments among themselves and threw a dice for my clothes.) So they went ahead and did that. (JHN 19:24)

MARK 2:21 σχίσμα (sⱪisma) N-NNS Lemma=sχisma ‘old and a worse tear is becoming’ SR GNT Mark 2:21 word 35

OET-LV: 21 No _one is _sewing _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, and if not the patch is _tearing _away from it, the new from _the old, and is _becoming a_worse tear. (MRK_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 “No one sews a patch of new, unshrunken cloth onto an old garment, because the new patch will tear away from that old fabric and it will end up as a worse tear. (MRK 2:21)

MAT 9:16 σχίσμα (sⱪisma) N-NNS Lemma=sχisma ‘garment and a worse tear is becoming’ SR GNT Mat 9:16 word 21

OET-LV: 16 But no _one is _putting _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, because/for the patch of _it is _tearing _away from the garment, and a_worse tear is _becoming. (MAT_9:16)

OET-RV: 16 No one patches old clothes with new material because the patch will shrink and the clothes would end up with a worse hole. (MAT 9:16)

Key: N=noun V=verb ANS=accusative,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular