Greek Word Study
κώνωψ
kṓnōps
G2971
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2971
KJV Translations
gnat
Derivation / Root
apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 (κέντρον) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
Definition of kṓnōps
κώνωψ (kṓnōps) — a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)
Word Origin
This word comes apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 (κέντρον) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι); See the root words: G2759 (κέντρον), G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from κώνωψ.
κέντρον
kéntron
G2759
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
ὀπτάνομαι
optánomai
G3700
to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive G2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance)
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