Strong's G2971
κώνωψ(kṓnōps)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)
Derivation
apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 (κέντρον) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, κώνωψ is translated as: gnat.
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.