Strong's Greek: 2868. κονιορτός (koniortos) -- Dust

Strong's Lexicon

koniortos: Dust

Original Word: κονιορτός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: koniortos
Pronunciation: ko-nee-or-TOS
Phonetic Spelling: (kon-ee-or-tos')
Definition: Dust
Meaning: dust.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words "konis" (dust) and "ortos" (rising), literally meaning "rising dust."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6083 (עָפָר, `aphar): Dust, earth, ashes.

Usage: The term "koniortos" refers to dust, often in the context of a cloud of dust stirred up by movement, such as the passage of a large group of people or animals. It is used metaphorically to describe insignificance or the transient nature of life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, dust was a common element of daily life, especially in arid regions. It symbolized mortality and humility, as seen in the phrase "dust to dust." Dust was also associated with mourning and repentance, where individuals would sit in or cover themselves with dust and ashes as a sign of contrition and humility before God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as koniaó and ornumi (to stir up)
Definition
dust
NASB Translation
dust (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2868: κονιορτός

κονιορτός, κονιορτοῦ, ὁ (from κονία, and ὄρνυμι to stir up);

1. properly, raised dust, flying dust (Herodotus, Plato, Polybius, others).

2. universally, dust: Matthew 10:14; Luke 9:5; Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; Acts 22:23. (For אָבָק, Exodus 9:9; Nahum 1:3; for עָפָר, Deuteronomy 9:21.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From the base of koniao and ornumi (to "rouse"); pulverulence (as blown about) -- dust.

see GREEK koniao

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Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 10:14 N-AMS
GRK: ἐκτινάξατε τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: shake the dust off
KJV: city, shake off the dust of your feet.
INT: shake off the dust of the feet

Luke 9:5 N-AMS
GRK: ἐκείνης τὸν κονιορτὸν ἀπὸ τῶν
NAS: shake the dust off
KJV: shake off the very dust from your
INT: that the dust from the

Luke 10:11 N-AMS
GRK: Καὶ τὸν κονιορτὸν τὸν κολληθέντα
NAS: Even the dust of your city
KJV: Even the very dust of your
INT: Even the dust that having clung

Acts 13:51 N-AMS
GRK: ἐκτιναξάμενοι τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: But they shook off the dust of their feet
KJV: they shook off the dust of their
INT: having shaken off the dust of the feet

Acts 22:23 N-AMS
GRK: ἱμάτια καὶ κονιορτὸν βαλλόντων εἰς
NAS: and tossing dust into the air,
KJV: and threw dust into the air,
INT: garments and dust throwing into