ἄνθοςánthos
a blossom
Greek (New Testament) · G438
Meanings
a flower: James 1:10, James 1:11, 1 Peter 1:24(LXX).
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- James 1:10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
- James 1:11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
- 1 Peter 1:24 As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.