Akris

ak-rece'
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Akris Definition

  1. a locust, particularly that species which especially infests oriental countries, stripping fields and trees. Numberless swarms of them almost every spring are carried by the wind from Arabia into Palestine, and having devastated that country, migrate to regions farther north, until they perish by falling into the sea. The Orientals accustomed to feed upon locusts, either raw or roasted and seasoned with salt (or prepared in other ways), and the Israelites also were permitted to eat them.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ajkrivß
Origin
apparently from the same as (206)
Strong's Number
200
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

locust
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4

KJV Verse Count

1
1
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Total
4
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Akris". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .