λοιμός,
λοιμοῦ,
ὁ (from
Homer down),
pestilence; plural a pestilence in divers regions (see
λιμός),
Matthew 24:7 (
R G Tr marginal reading brackets);
Luke 21:11; metaphorically, like the Latin
pestis (
Terence, Adelph. 2, 1, 35;
Cicero, Cat. 2, 1),
a pestilent fellow, pest, plague:
Acts 24:5 (so
Demosthenes, p. 794, 5;
Aelian v. h. 14, 11;
Proverbs 21:24; plural,
Psalm 1:1; 1 Macc. 15:21;
ἄνδρες λοιμοί, 1 Macc. 10:61, cf.
1 Samuel 10:27;
1 Samuel 25:17, etc.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- 1 Samuel
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10:27; 25:17
- Psalms
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1; 1:1
- Proverbs
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21:24
- Matthew
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24:7
- Luke
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21:11
- Acts
-
24:5