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Koine Greek wordlink #111025

SR GNT Rom 12:20 ἄνθρακας (anthrakas) ‘this for doing charcoal of fire you will_be heaping on’ Strongs=4400 Lemma=anthrax^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἄνθρακας (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἄνθρακας’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘charcoal’.

Rom 12:20 ‘this for doing charcoal of fire you will_be heaping on’ SR GNT Rom 12:20 word 18

OET-LV: 20 But if may _be _hungering the enemy of _you, be _feeding him, if he _may _be _thirsting, be _giving _to _drink him, because/for this doing, charcoal of _fire you _will _be _heaping on the head of _him. (ROM_12:20)

OET-RV: 20 But if your enemies are hungry, then feed them, and if they’re thirsty, then give them a drink, because you’ll be leaving them to their own shame and judgement. (ROM 12:20)

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

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural