What does κατάλειμμα (katáleimma) mean in the Bible?
κατάλειμμα (katáleimma) is a Greek word meaning "remnant".
Greek · G2640
κατάλειμμα
Remnant
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κατάλειμμαG2640
Pronunciationkatáleimma
What does κατάλειμμα (katáleimma) mean in the Bible?
κατάλειμμα (katáleimma) is a Greek word meaning "remnant".
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. remnant
Source Gloss
remnant
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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Romans 9:27Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κατάλειμμαkataleimma
a remnant, small residue
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