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ὄλυνθος
olunthos
G3653
G:N-M Greek

late fig

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olunthos denotes late figs shaken from a fig tree in the image of Revelation 6:13.

The attested use names late figs in the comparison of a fig tree casting them off when shaken by a great wind.

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  1. Late figs shaken from a tree · dominant

    In Revelation 6:13, the accusative plural form occurs in the comparison of stars collapsing toward earth with a fig tree throwing its late figs when shaken by a great wind. The APB renders the clause "as a fig tree throws its late figs shaken by a great wind."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 6:13, the APB presents the image as a fig tree throwing "its late figs" when shaken by a great wind.

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