κόπρια

kopría

fertilizer

Accumulation of animal excrement, manure used for fertilization; by extension, place where dung or refuse is collected (dunghill, manure heap). The term denotes both the physical substance (dung, manure) and, less commonly, the location where such material is heaped or stored.

G2874

Luke 13:8 · Word #20

Lexicon G2874

Lemmaκοπρία
Transliterationkopría
Strong'sG2874
DefinitionAccumulation of animal excrement, manure used for fertilization; by extension, place where dung or refuse is collected (dunghill, manure heap). The term denotes both the physical substance (dung, manure) and, less commonly, the location where such material is heaped or stored.

Morphology N ACC N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasefertilizer
Literaldung-manure

Lexical Info

Lemmaκόπριον
Strong'sG2874

SIBI-P1 Translation G2874-01

manure heaps

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative, neuter, plural (Gr,N,,,,,ANP) — direct object form, neuter plural.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes accumulated animal excrement or the place where it is heaped; the plural form is reflected in "heaps." "Manure" preserves the agricultural and material sense inherent in the κοπρ- root.

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