"sand, Mt. 7:26; Rom. 9:27; Heb. 11:12; Rev. 12:18, 20*"
Definition and meaning
sand, Mt. 7:26; Rom. 9:27; Heb. 11:12; Rev. 12:18, 20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄμμος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ammos (G285) across the King James Bible.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
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Common questions
Strong's G285 (ammos) is a Greek word that means: sand, Mt. 7:26; Rom. 9:27; Heb. 11:12; Rev. 12:18, 20* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word ammos (G285) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G285 is ammos, a Greek word defined as: sand, Mt. 7:26; Rom. 9:27; Heb. 11:12; Rev. 12:18, 20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ammos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.