"to salt, season with salt, preserve by salting, Mt. 5:13; Mk. 9:49*"
Definition and meaning
to salt, season with salt, preserve by salting, Mt. 5:13; Mk. 9:49*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἁλίζω
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 halizo (G233) across the King James Bible.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
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Common questions
Strong's G233 (halizo) is a Greek word that means: to salt, season with salt, preserve by salting, Mt. 5:13; Mk. 9:49* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word halizo (G233) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G233 is halizo, a Greek word defined as: to salt, season with salt, preserve by salting, Mt. 5:13; Mk. 9:49*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
halizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.