8 occurrences

'Moth' in the Bible

‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,Whose foundation is in the dust,Who are crushed before the moth!

Verse ConceptsFoundationsInsectsProperty, HousesMan, Insignificance OfMothsMetaphorical HousesCreatures From Dust

“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;You consume as a moth what is precious to him;Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

Verse ConceptsInsectsRebukeBeauty, Temporal Nature OfVanityPossessions DecayingMothsMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsGod Requite Them!Time Passing

Behold, the Lord God helps Me;Who is he who condemns Me?Behold, they will all wear out like a garment;The moth will eat them.

Verse ConceptsClothingHelpfulnessInsectsWicked Described AsMothsPeople Eaten By WormPeople Wearing OutNo CondemnationGod Helps

“For the moth will eat them like a garment,And the grub will eat them like wool.But My righteousness will be forever,And My salvation to all generations.”

Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfClothingGod, Righteousness OfInsectsWoolSalvation, Described AsWicked Described AsMothsPeople Eaten By WormEternal DeliverancePeople Wearing Outclosureworms

Therefore I am like a moth to EphraimAnd like rottenness to the house of Judah.

Verse ConceptsInsectsMothsPeople RottingPeople Eaten By Worm

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;

Verse ConceptsInsectsAffluenceSpiritual InvestmentRiches, SpiritualStoringTreasureSpiritual TreasuresMothsStoring Treasure On EarthBelonging To HeavenTreasure In Heaven

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
περισσοτέρως 
Perissoteros 
Usage: 13

Μαρία Μαριάμ 
Maria 
Mary the mother of Jesus , Mary Magdalene , Mary the sister of Martha , Mary the mother of James , Mary the mother of John Mark , Mary of Rome
Usage: 52

πρωΐ́ 
Proi 
in the morning , early in the morning , early , morning
Usage: 7

αὔριον 
Aurion 
Usage: 8

ἐπαύριον 
Epaurion 
Usage: 17

ἔτι 
Eti 
Usage: 75

κράτιστος 
Kratistos 
Usage: 4

μᾶλλον 
Mallon 
more , rather , the more , better ,
Usage: 66

οὐκέτι 
Ouketi 
no more , any more , now not ,
Usage: 31

πενθερά 
Penthera 
Usage: 3

περισσότερον 
Perissoteron 
Usage: 4

πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
more , many , greater , further Trans , most , more part , not tr ,
Usage: 40

προστίθημι 
Prostithemi 
Usage: 11

ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

ὑπερβολή 
Huperbole 
Usage: 8

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