Strong's Greek · G217

ἅλας

hálas

salt

Definition

salt; figuratively, prudence

Derivation

from G251 (ἅλς);

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Luke 14:34

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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