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θρέμμα
thremma
G2353
G:N-N Greek

livestock

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Thremma refers to the animals associated with Jacob’s household at the well.

The attested use places the plural noun among Jacob’s household and identifies the animals that drank from the well.

Senses in use

  1. Household animals at Jacob’s well · dominant

    In John 4:12, θρέμματα is a nominative plural neuter noun in the question about Jacob giving the well and drinking from it with his sons and animals. The APB renders the clause, “along with his sons and his livestock?”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 4:12, the APB presents the noun within the group that drank from Jacob’s well, using “his livestock.” The verse is read as a whole.

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