ἀκρίςakrís
a locust (as pointed, or as lighting on the top of vegetation)
Greek (New Testament) · G200
Meanings
a locust: Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Revelation 9:3, Revelation 9:7.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 1:6 His clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
- Revelation 9:3 Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions.
- Revelation 9:7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.