Strong's Lexicon auchmeros: Gloomy, squalid, dirty, or murky. Original Word: αὐχμηρός Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root αὐχμός (auchmos), meaning "dryness" or "parched." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "auchmeros," similar concepts can be found in words like חֹשֶׁךְ (choshech, Strong's H2822), meaning "darkness," which is often used metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible to describe spiritual or moral darkness. Usage: The term "auchmeros" is used to describe something that is gloomy, murky, or squalid. It conveys a sense of darkness or uncleanliness, often used metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral conditions that are undesirable or lacking in light and purity. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greek world, cleanliness and light were often associated with purity and the divine, while darkness and squalor were linked to impurity and evil. The use of "auchmeros" in the New Testament would resonate with a first-century audience familiar with these associations, emphasizing the contrast between the light of Christ and the darkness of the world. HELPS Word-studies 850 auxmērós – properly, dry ("dried out") from strong heat, producing dust (parched dirt); (figuratively) murky, filled with extraneous filth (suspended elements) which impede vision; "squalid . . . 'dingy, dusky, obscure, dark, funereal' " (Souter); dirty, miserable. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 850: αὐχμηρόςαὐχμηρός, ἀυχμηρα, ἀυχμηρον (αὐχμέω to be squalid), squalid, dirty (Xenophon, Plato, and following), and since dirty things are destitute of brightness, dark: 2 Peter 1:19, Aristotle, de color. 3 τό λαμπρόν ἤ στιλβον ... ἤ τοὐναντίον ἀυχμηρον καί ἀλαμπες. (Hesychius, Suidas, Pollux). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dark, gloomyFrom auchmos (probably from a base akin to that of aer) (dust, as dried by wind); properly, dirty, i.e. (by implication) obscure -- dark. see GREEK aer Forms and Transliterations αυχμηρω αυχμηρώ αὐχμηρῷ αυχμού αυχμώδης αφαγνιεί αφαγνιείς αφαγνιείτε αφαγνίσαι αφαγνίσασθαι αφαγνισθή αφαγνισθήσεται αφαίρεμα αφαιρέματα αφαιρέματος αφαιρεμάτων auchmero auchmērō auchmerôi auchmērō̂iLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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