Strong's Greek #887 - ἀχλύς, ύος, ἡ achlus (a mist)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mist. Of uncertain derivation; dimness of sight, i.e. (probably) a cataract -- mist. Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 887: ἀχλύςἀχλύς, ἀχλυος, ἡ, a mist, dimness (Latincaligo), especially over the eyes (a poetic word, often in Homer; then in Hesiod, Aeschylus; in prose writings from (Aristotle, meteor. 2, 8, p. 367{b}, 17 etc. and) Polybius 34, 11, 15 on; (of a cataract, Dioscor. Cf. Trench, § c.)): Acts 13:11. (Josephus, Antiquities 9, 4, 3 τάς τῶν πολεμίων ὄψεις ἀμαυρωσαι τόν Θεόν παρεκάλει ἀχλυν αὐταῖς ἐπιβαλοντα. Metaphorically, of the mind, Clement of Rome, 2 Cor. 1, 6 [ET] ἀχλυος γέμειν.)Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 887. ἀχλύς (achlus) — 2 OccurrencesActs 13:11 - N-NFS 2 Peter 2:17 - N-NFP |