Lexical Definition
κρέας kréas (kreh'-as) meat G:N-N
perhaps a primary word
flesh.
- (butcher's) meat
Abbott-Smith
κρέας, -έως, pl., κρέα, [in LXX for בָּשָׂר (freq.);]
flesh, meat: Ro 14:21, I Co 8:13.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Romans | 14:21 |
| 1 Corinthians | 8:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κρέας, τό,
Doric dialect κρῆς (which see), Epic dialect κρεῖας uncertain conjecture in [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect [Refs], etc.; genitive [Refs 8th c.BC+], +others, κρεάων [ᾰ] [Refs 8th c.BC+], κρέεσσι Oracle texts cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+] (assuming variant).]:—flesh, meat, [Refs 8th c.BC+] piece of lamb, [Refs 6th c.BC+] (anapaest meter): plural, mostly in collective sense, dressed meat, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. ἀνάβραστα, ὠπτημένα, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κ. Ἀθηναίοις μερίζειν, νέμειν τῷ δήμῳ, [Refs]
__2 carcass: hence, body, person, τοῦδε τοῦ κρέως (i.e. ἐμοῦ) S. [prev. cited] (satyric): in Comedy texts addresses, like{κάρα}, ὦ δεξιώτατον κρέας [Refs 6th c.BC+], see Scholia (κρεϝας, cf. Sanskrit krauís 'raw meat', Latin cruor.)