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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 285. ἄμμος (ammos) -- Sand</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/285.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/6-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/285.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 285</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/284.htm" title="284">◄</a> 285. ammos <a href="../greek/286.htm" title="286">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ammos: Sand</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄμμος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ammos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>AM-mos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(am'-mos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sand<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sand, sandy ground.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word for "sand."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H2344 (חוֹל, chol):</b> Often used in the Old Testament to denote sand, as in Genesis 22:17, where God promises Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the sand on the seashore.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "ἄμμος" (ammos) is used in the New Testament to denote "sand." It is often employed metaphorically to describe something innumerable or vast, akin to the grains of sand on a seashore. This imagery is used to convey the idea of abundance or multitude, often in the context of God's promises or blessings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, sand was a common and familiar element of the landscape, especially in regions near the sea or desert areas. The vastness and innumerability of sand grains made it a fitting metaphor for describing large quantities or the concept of infinity. This imagery would have been easily understood by the original audience of the biblical texts, who lived in close proximity to such natural features.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from psammos (sand)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sand<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sand (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 285: ἄμμος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄμμος</span></span>, , <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">sand</span>; see. to a Hebrew comparison <span class="greek2">ἄμμος</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">θαλάσσης</span> and <span class="greek2">ἄμμος</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">παρά</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">χεῖλος</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">θαλάσσης</span> are used for an innumerable multitude, <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a>, equivalent to <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-18.htm">Revelation 12:18</a> (<a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a>). According to the context <span class="accented">sandy ground,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span> often, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> often.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sand. <p>Perhaps from <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a>; sand (as heaped on the beach) -- sand. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αμμον άμμον ἄμμον αμμος άμμος ἄμμος άμμου άμμω αμνάδα αμνάδας αμνάδες αμνάδων αμνάς αμνάσιν αμνήστευτον ammon ámmon ammos ámmos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>ἄμμον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> built his house <span class="itali">on the sand.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> house upon <span class="itali">the sand:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">sand</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς ἡ <b>ἄμμος</b> τῆς θαλάσσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BE LIKE <span class="itali">THE SAND</span> OF THE SEA,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be as <span class="itali">the sand</span> of the sea, a remnant<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as the <span class="itali">sand</span> of the sea<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς ἡ <b>ἄμμος</b> ἡ παρὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND INNUMERABLE <span class="itali">AS THE SAND</span> WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and as <span class="itali">the sand</span> which is by<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as the <span class="itali">sand</span> which [is] by<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 12:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>ἄμμον</b> τῆς θαλάσσης</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">sand</span> of the sea<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 20:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς ἡ <b>ἄμμος</b> τῆς θαλάσσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of them is like <span class="itali">the sand</span> of the seashore.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of whom [is] as <span class="itali">the sand</span> of the sea.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as the <span class="itali">sand</span> of the sea<p><b><a href="/greek/285.htm">Strong's Greek 285</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_285.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ammon_285.htm">ἄμμον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ammos_285.htm">ἄμμος — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/284.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="284"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="284" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/286.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="286"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="286" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>