μέλι
méli
honey
Honey; the sweet, viscous substance produced by bees, primarily used as a food and sweetener. Also refers more generally to any naturally occurring sweet syrup due to plant nectar, including wild or cultivated sources. In broader contexts, can denote any sweet or nectar-like substance.
Mark 1:6 · Word #19
Lexicon G3192
| Lemma | μέλι |
| Transliteration | méli |
| Strong's | G3192 |
| Definition | Honey; the sweet, viscous substance produced by bees, primarily used as a food and sweetener. Also refers more generally to any naturally occurring sweet syrup due to plant nectar, including wild or cultivated sources. In broader contexts, can denote any sweet or nectar-like substance. |
Morphology N ACC N SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | honey |
| Literal | honey |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μέλι |
| Strong's | G3192 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3192-01
honey
| Morphological Notes | Noun, neuter, nominative singular (Gr,N,,,,,NNS); functioning as a singular substantive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The primary and etymological sense of μέλι is the sweet substance produced by bees or similar natural nectar. As a neuter nominative singular noun, it is best rendered simply as the mass noun "honey," which preserves both its lexical core and singular form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
honey
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'honey' is the correct and full meaning here. P1 matches Greek precisely. |