ἰκμάς
ikmas
G2429
G:N-F
Greek
moisture
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Occurrences
1
Books
Greek
Language
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
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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.