Eruthros

er-oo-thros'
Parts of Speech Adjective

Eruthros Definition

  1. the Red Sea
    1. the Indian Ocean washing the shores of Arabia and Persia, with its two gulfs, of which the one on the east is called the Persian Gulf, the other on the opposite side the Arabian. In the NT the phrase denotes the upper part of the Arabian Gulf (the Heropolitie Gulf, so called [i.e. the Gulf of Suez]), through which the Israelites made their passage out of Egypt to the shore of Arabia.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ejruqrovß
Origin
of uncertain affinity
Strong's Number
2063
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

Red
2
Total
2

KJV Verse Count

1
1
Total
2
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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 Eruthros". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .