942. batos

Strong's Lexicon

batos: Bush, bramble

Original Word: βάτος
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: batos
Pronunciation: BA-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (bat'-os)
Definition: Bush, bramble
Meaning: a thorn bush or bramble.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word of uncertain affinity

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5572 (סְנֶה, seneh): Refers to the bush in Exodus 3:2 where Moses encounters God.

Usage: The Greek word "βάτος" (batos) refers to a bush or bramble, often used in the context of a thorny plant. In the New Testament, it is notably used to describe the burning bush encountered by Moses, symbolizing God's presence and divine revelation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, the "batos" or thorn bush was a common sight in the arid regions of the Near East. Such bushes were often used metaphorically in literature and religious texts to represent obstacles, challenges, or divine encounters. The burning bush, in particular, is a significant symbol in Judeo-Christian tradition, representing God's holiness and the call to leadership and deliverance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a bramble bush
NASB Translation
briar bush (1), bush (2), thorn bush (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 942: βάτος (1)

βάτος (1), βάτου, ἡ and (in Mark 12:26 G L T Tr WH) ὁ, (the latter according to Moeris, Attic; the former Hellenistic; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 532; Winers Grammar, 63 (62) (cf. 36; Buttmann, 12 (11))) (from Homer down), a thorn or bramble-bush (cf. B. D., under the word ): Luke 6:44; Acts 7:30, 35; ἐπί τοῦ (τῆς) βάτου at the Bush, i. e. where it tells about the Bush, Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; cf. Fritzsche on Romans 11:2; (B. D., under the word IV. 1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bramble, bush.

Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub -- bramble, bush.

Forms and Transliterations

βάτος βατου βάτου βατω βάτω βάτῳ bato batō bátoi bátōi batou bátou

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 12:26 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ βάτου πῶς εἶπεν
NAS: in the [passage] about [the burning] bush, how
KJV: how in the bush God spake
INT: [in the part] on the bush how spoke

Luke 6:44 N-GMS
GRK: οὐδὲ ἐκ βάτου σταφυλὴν τρυγῶσιν
NAS: do they pick grapes from a briar bush.
KJV: of a bramble bush gather they
INT: nor from a bramble grapes gather they

Luke 20:37 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου ὡς λέγει
NAS: showed, in the [passage about the burning] bush, where
KJV: shewed at the bush, when he calleth
INT: on the bush when he called

Acts 7:30 N-GMS
GRK: φλογὶ πυρὸς βάτου
NAS: IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH.
KJV: a flame of fire in a bush.
INT: a flame of fire of a bush

Acts 7:35 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῇ βάτῳ
NAS: who appeared to him in the thorn bush.
KJV: to him in the bush.
INT: in the bush

Strong's Greek 942
5 Occurrences

βάτῳ — 1 Occ.
βάτου — 4 Occ.