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ἰκμάς
ikmas
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G:N-F Greek

moisture

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ikmas denotes the moisture lacking when seed on rock grows and then withers.

In Luke 8:6, the term denotes the moisture absent from seed that grows on rock and then withers.

Senses in use

  1. Moisture absent from rocky ground · dominant

    In Luke 8:6, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the explanation that seed growing on rock withered for lack of what it needed; the APB renders the clause "because it had no moisture."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 8:6, the APB presents the term in the clause "because it had no moisture." This rendering confirms the clause's sense rather than isolating the term mechanically.

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