Lexical Definition
βοτάνη botánē (bot-an'-ay) crop G:N-F
from βόσκω
herb.
- herbage (as if for grazing)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βοτάνην | pasturage | LXX.Gen.1.11 • LXX.Gen.1.12 • LXX.Exod.9.22 • LXX.Exod.9.25 • LXX.Exod.10.12 • LXX.Exod.10.15 • LXX.1Kgs.18.5 • LXX.Zech.10.1 |
| vegetation | Heb.6.7 | |
| βοτάνη | a pasture | LXX.Jer.50.11 |
| pasturage | LXX.Exod.10.15 • LXX.2Sam.23.4 • LXX.2Kgs.19.26 • LXX.Job.8.12 • LXX.Isa.66.14 • LXX.Jer.14.5 |
Abbott-Smith
βοτάνη, -ῆς, ἡ (< βόσκω), [in LXX for עֵשֶׂב,דֶשֶׁא,חָצִיר;]
1. grass, fodder.
2. green herb: He 6:7.†
SYN.: λάχανον, a garden herb, a vegetable.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Hebrews | 6:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βοτάνη [ᾰ], ἡ,
(βόσκω) pasture, [βοτάνης ἀνιόντα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.87; ἐν β. [prev. author] 28.12; ἔγρονται ἐς βοτάναν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 773.29 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; β. ἁ λέοντος the lion's pasture, i.e. Nemea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 fodder, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 herb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 in plural, plants, as material for making clothes, opposed to δοραί, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 weeds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__6 ἱερὰ β., ={περιστερεών}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]