Difference between revisions of "Mint"
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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78393" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78393" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ἡδύοσμον''''' ''' (Strong'S #2238 Noun Neuter heduosmon hay-doo'-os-mon ) </div> <p> an adjective denoting sweet-smelling (hedus, "sweet," osme, "a smell"), is used as a neuter noun signifying "mint," Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42 . </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81147" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81147" /> == | ||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36468" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36468" /> == | ||
<p> Greek | <p> Greek '''''Mintha Hedu Osmon''''' ("sweet-smelling herb"), of the order '''''Labiatae''''' . A carminative in medicine and a condiment in cookery. Tithed scrupulously by the [[Pharisees]] ( Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42). Our use of mint with roast; lamb may be a relic of Israel's eating the [[Passover]] with bitter herbs. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52657" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52657" /> == | ||
