"see ἀψίνθιον"
Definition and meaning
see ἀψίνθιον
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄψινθος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
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 apsinthos (G894) across the King James Bible.
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
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Common questions
Strong's G894 (apsinthos) is a Greek word that means: see ἀψίνθιον It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word apsinthos (G894) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G894 is apsinthos, a Greek word defined as: see ἀψίνθιον. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apsinthos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.