Original Word: ἁλίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: halizó
Pronunciation: hah-LEE-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (hal-id'-zo)
Definition: I salt, sprinkle with salt (of sacrifices or of those who offer sacrifice), keep fresh and sound, and so acceptable to God.
Meaning: To salt, to sprinkle or season with salt.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἅλς (hals), meaning "salt."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 4417: מֶלַח (melach) • Salt
• Strong's Hebrew 4414: מָלַח (malach) • To salt, to season with salt

These Hebrew entries correspond to the Greek concept of salting, highlighting the continuity between the Old and New Testament uses of salt as a symbol of covenant, purification, and preservation.

Usage: The verb ἁλίζω is used in the context of salting or seasoning, often metaphorically to imply preservation or purification.

Context: The Greek verb ἁλίζω appears in the New Testament with the primary sense of salting or seasoning. In the ancient world, salt was a valuable commodity used not only for flavoring food but also for preserving it. This dual function of salt as both a seasoning and a preservative is reflected in the metaphorical uses of ἁλίζω in the Scriptures.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of salting is often associated with the idea of purification and preservation. For instance, in Mark 9:49, Jesus states, "For everyone will be salted with fire." This passage uses the imagery of salting to convey the idea of purification through trials and testing. The metaphor suggests that just as salt preserves and purifies, so too does the refining fire of trials purify the believer.

The use of ἁλίζω in the New Testament underscores the importance of spiritual preservation and the transformative power of divine purification. It serves as a reminder of the believer's call to be "the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13), emphasizing the role of Christians in preserving the moral and spiritual fabric of society.

Cognate: 233 halízō – to apply salt (make salty). See 217 (halas).

Word Origin
from hals
Definition
to salt
NASB Translation
made salty (1), salted (1).

STRONGS NT 233: ἁλίζω

ἁλίζω: (ἅλς, ἁλός, salt); to salt, season with salt, sprinkle with salt; only the future passive is found in the N. T.: ἐν τίνι ἁλισθήσεται; by what means can its saltness be restored? Matthew 5:13; θυσία ἁλί ἁλισθήσεται, the sacrifice is sprinkled with salt and thus rendered acceptable to God, Mark 9:49 (R G L Tr text brackets) (Leviticus 2:13; Ezekiel 43:24; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 9, 1; cf. Knobel on Lev., p. 369f; Winers RWB under the word Salz; (BB. DD. under the word )); πᾶς πυρί ἁλισθήσεται, every true Christian is rendered ripe for a holy and happy association with God in his kingdom by fire, i. e. by the pain of afflictions and trials, which if endured with constancy tend to purge and strengthen the soul, Mark 9:49. But this extremely difficult passage is explained differently by others; (cf. Meyer, who also briefly reviews the history of its exposition). (Used by the Sept., Aristotle (cf: Sophocles Lexicon); Ignatius ad Magnes. 10 [ET] (shorter form) ἁλίσθητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἵνα μή διαφθαρῇ τίς ἐν ὑμῖν.) Compare: συναλίζω — but see the word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

salt.

From hals; to salt -- salt.

see GREEK hals

Forms and Transliterations

άλιμα αλίμοις αλισγηθή αλισθησεται αλισθήσεται ἁλισθήσεται ηλισάμεθα ηλισγημένη ηλισγημένους ηλισγήσαμεν ηλίσθης alisthesetai alisthēsetai halisthesetai halisthēsetai halisthḗsetai

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