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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: 2781. κηρίον (kérion) -- Honeycomb</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2781.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/acts/14-17.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/2781.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> > 2781</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/2780.htm" title="2780">◄</a> 2781. kérion <a href="../greek/2782.htm" title="2782">►</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">kérion: Honeycomb</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κηρίον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kérion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kay-ree-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kay-ree'-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Honeycomb<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a honeycomb.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Diminutive form of κηρός (kēros), meaning "wax"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H1706 (דְּבַשׁ, devash) - Honey<p> - H5317 (נֹפֶת, nopheth) - Honeycomb<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kérion" refers to a honeycomb, the structure made by bees to store honey and house their larvae. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the literal honeycomb, emphasizing its sweetness and natural provision.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, honey was a valuable commodity, often used as a sweetener and in various medicinal applications. The honeycomb, as a source of honey, was a symbol of abundance and divine provision. In Jewish culture, honey was considered a delicacy and was often associated with the Promised Land, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from kéros (wax)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>honeycomb. <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 2781: κηρίον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κηρίον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κηρίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">κηρός</span> wax), from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down, <span class="accented">honeycomb</span>: <span class="greek2">κηρίον</span> <span class="greek2">μελισσιον</span>, a honeycomb (still containing the honey), <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-42.htm">Luke 24:42</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets (<a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-27.htm">1 Samuel 14:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-13.htm">Proverbs 24:13</a>).<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>honeycomb. <p>Diminutive from keos (wax); a cell for honey, i.e. (collectively) the comb -- (honey-)comb. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κηρία κηρίοις κηρίον κηρίου κηρός<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><a href="/greek/kephale__2776.htm">κεφαλῇ — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kephale_n_2776.htm">κεφαλὴν — 28 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kephale_s_2776.htm">κεφαλῆς — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kephalo_n_2776.htm">κεφαλῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kephalidi_2777.htm">κεφαλίδι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_nson_2778.htm">κῆνσον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_nsou_2778.htm">κήνσου — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_po__2779.htm">κήπῳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_pon_2779.htm">κῆπον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_pos_2779.htm">κῆπος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_rugma_2782.htm">κήρυγμα — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_rugmati_2782.htm">κηρύγματι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_rugmatos_2782.htm">κηρύγματος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_ruka_2783.htm">κήρυκα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_rux_2783.htm">κῆρυξ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eke_ruchthe__2784.htm">ἐκηρύχθη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eke_russen_2784.htm">ἐκήρυσσεν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eke_russon_2784.htm">ἐκήρυσσον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eke_ruxamen_2784.htm">ἐκηρύξαμεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eke_ruxan_2784.htm">ἐκήρυξαν — 2 Occ.</a><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'; 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