The meaning of “ἄμμος”
Understanding ámmos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sand. - sand (as heaped on the beach)
ἄμμος
sand. - sand (as heaped on the beach)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 7:26 | “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:” Word: ἄμμος (ámmos) | |
| Romans 9:27 | “Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:” Word: ἄμμος (ámmos) | |
| Hebrews 11:12 | “Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.” Word: ἄμμος (ámmos) | |
| Revelation 13:1 | “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” Word: ἄμμος (ámmos) | |
| Revelation 20:8 | “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.” Word: ἄμμος (ámmos) |