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βάτος G942

G942 is the Greek word βάτος, transliterated bátos. The King James Version most often renders it bush.

Word: βάτοςTransliteration: bátosLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

a brier shrub.

Where it comes from

of uncertain derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bush 2×bramble bush 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bramble, bush.

Verses using βάτος

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Mark 12:26 · KJV

And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Luke 6:44 · KJV

For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

Luke 20:37 · KJV

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Common questions

What does Strong's G942 mean?

G942 is the Greek word βάτος (bátos), meaning a brier shrub.

How is G942 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bush (2 times), bramble bush (1 time).

How many times does G942 appear in the Bible?

βάτος (bátos) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G942 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain derivation.

Nearby entries

G939 · βάσις — a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot G940 · βασκαίνω — to malign, i.e. (by extension) to fascinate…G941 · βαστάζω — to lift, literally or figuratively (endure…G943 · βάτος — a bath, or measure for liquids G944 · βάτραχος — a frog G945 · βαττολογέω — to stutter, i.e. (by implication) to prate tediously

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