Biblica Analytica

λίθινος

lithinos (G3035)

stone

3 verses 3 books OT 0 / NT 3
AI Word Study

The Greek word λίθινος (lithinos) is a term that refers to something related to stone. Its meaning is rooted in the concept of stone, likely suggesting a connection to a building material, tool, or object made of stone. The semantic domain of Construction & Crafts indicates that this word is primarily associated with the physical world of human creation. The word λίθινος appears only three times in the Bible, which may suggest a limited range of usage or significance. Its scarcity could imply that stone or stoneworking was not a dominant theme in the biblical narrative during the time of its usage. Alternatively, it may have been a specialized term used to convey a specific idea or image. A closer examination of its context is necessary to understand its precise significance within the biblical narrative.

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John 2:6

Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

2 Corinthians 3:3

being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

Revelation 9:20

The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands, that they wouldn’t worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can’t see, hear, or walk.