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ψάμμος

psammos Strong G21355

Engelsk sabulum.

Abbott-Smith: A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

1. sand , so called from its loose, crumbling nature (from ψάω); (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—;proverbial, ψάμμος ἀριθμὸν περιπέφευγεν (Pindar)

2. ἡ ψ. the sandy desert of Libya, (Herdotus Historicus)

Both ψάμμος and ψάμαθος sometimes drop ψ and become ἄμμος, ἄμαθος. (ML)

Kilder: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain. Kort dansk betydning: Brugbibelens bearbejdning af Strong's ordliste. Forekomster: Nestle 1904.