Greek · G3458, G3684 · unreviewed

μύλος ὀνικὸς

Millstone · huge millstone

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μύλος G3458 millstone
Pronunciation mýlos
Large grinding stone or millstone, symbolizing inevitable destructive judgment in apocalyptic contexts.
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ὀνικός G3684 huge millstone
Pronunciation onikós
A massive millstone requiring a donkey to turn it, emphasizing crushing weight and severity of judgment.
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What does μύλος ὀνικὸς (mylos onikos) mean in the Bible?

μύλος · ὀνικός is a Greek word meaning "large donkey-turned millstone".

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Meaning

large donkey-turned millstone
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:6 · Mark 9:42
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:22
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:41
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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