ἀνθρακιάanthrakiá
a bed of burning coals
Greek (New Testament) · G439
Meanings
a heap of burning coals: John 18:18, John 21:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- John 18:18 Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.
- John 21:9 When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.