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κῶλον
kōlon
G2966
G:N-N Greek

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kolon refers to bodies that fell in the desert after those who sinned provoked anger.

The attested use refers to the bodies of those who sinned and fell in the desert.

Senses in use

  1. Bodies fallen in the desert · dominant

    In Hebrews 3:17, the nominative plural neuter form occurs in the clause concerning those who sinned; the APB renders the outcome as “whose bodies fell in the desert.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 3:17, the APB presents the clause as “whose bodies fell in the desert”; This identifies the verse’s presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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