Strong's Lexicon mulos: Millstone Original Word: μύλος Word Origin: Derived from the base of μυέω (mueo), meaning "to initiate" or "to instruct." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7347 רֵחַיִם (reḥayim): Refers to millstones or a mill. - H6400 פֶּרֶךְ (perek): Refers to a millstone or grinding stone. Usage: The term "mulos" refers to a millstone, a large, circular stone used for grinding grain into flour. In biblical contexts, it often symbolizes judgment or a heavy burden due to its size and weight. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, millstones were essential tools for daily life, used in households and by professional millers to grind grain. They typically consisted of two stones: a stationary base stone and a rotating upper stone. The process of grinding was labor-intensive and crucial for producing flour, a staple in the diet of ancient Near Eastern cultures. Millstones were so vital that they were often mentioned in legal texts, prohibiting their seizure as collateral (Deuteronomy 24:6). HELPS Word-studies 3458 mýlos – a hand-mill used for grinding grain with a stationary, lower stone, ground against an upper stone that was turned. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as mulikos Definition a mill, a millstone NASB Translation mill (2), millstone (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3458: μύλοςμύλος, μύλου, ὁ ((Latinmola; English mill, meal)); 1. a mill-stone ((Anthol. etc.)): Revelation 18:21 (L WH μύλινος, which see); μύλος ὀνικός, Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42 L T Tr WH; Luke 17:2 Rec.; a large mill consisted of two stones, an upper and an under one; the nether stone was stationary, but the upper one was turned by an ass, whence the name μύλος ὀνικός. 2. equivalent to μύλη, a mill ((Diodorus, Strabo, Plutarch)): Matthew 24:41 L T Tr WH; φωνή μύλου, the noise made by a mill, Revelation 18:22. Probably ultimately from the base of molis (through the idea of hardship); a "mill", i.e. (by implication), a grinder (millstone) -- millstone. see GREEK molis Englishman's Concordance Matthew 18:6 N-NMSGRK: ἵνα κρεμασθῇ μύλος ὀνικὸς περὶ NAS: for him to have a heavy millstone hung KJV: that a millstone were hanged INT: that should be hung a millstone heavy upon Matthew 24:41 N-DMS Mark 9:42 N-NMS Revelation 18:21 Adj-AMS Revelation 18:22 N-GMS Strong's Greek 3458 |
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