Lexical Definition
θρίξ thríx (threeks) hair G:N-F
genitive case
hair.
- of uncertain derivation
- hair
Abbott-Smith
θρίξ, τριχός, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for שֵׂעָר;]
hair;
(a) of the head: Mt 3:4 5:36 10:30, Lk 7:38, 44 12:7 21:18, Jo 11:2 12:3, Ac 27:34, I Pe 3:3, Re 1:14;
(b) of animals: Mk 1:6, Re 9:8.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 3:4 · 5:36 · 10:30 |
| Mark | 1:6 |
| Luke | 7:38 · 7:44 · 12:7 · 21:18 |
| John | 11:2 · 12:3 |
| Acts | 27:34 |
| 1 Peter | 3:3 |
| Revelation | 1:14 · 9:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
θρίξ, ἡ,
genitive τρῐχός, dative plural θριξί (τρίχεσιν [Refs 1st c.AD+]: - hair, [Refs 8th c.BC+] only in plural, ὀρθαὶ τρίχες ἔσταν ἐνὶ.. μέλεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; mostly, hair of the head,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; sheep's wool, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; pig's bristles, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τρίχες ἄκραι οὐραῖαι, of a horse's tail, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνάστασις τῶν τριχῶν, of a lark's crest, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II later in singular collectively, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τριχὸς πλόκαμος, βόστρυχος, [θρίξ [prev. author] “Pers.” 1056; κόμη θρίξ LXX.Num.6.6 ">LXX+4th c.BC+]; Ἐπαφρόδιτον.. τὴν παιδικὴν τρίχα Ὑγίᾳ (i.e. ἀνέθηκεν) [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of a horse's mane, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dogs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 a single hair, οὐδὲ τρίχ[α] [Refs 7th c.BC+] only a hair's breadth wanting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄξιον τριχός, i.e. good for nothing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τριχὸς κρέμασθαι to hang by a hair, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; εἰς ἱερὴν τρίχα ἐλθεῖν, i.e. to come to life's end, variant in [Refs]; μόνον οὐχὶ τῶν τ., φασί, λαμβάνεται 'saute aux yeux', [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III in Medicine texts, vein on the right lobe of the liver, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.6.6