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ἀφεδρών

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀφεδρών, ῶνος, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
aphedrōn
Simplified transliteration: 
aphedron
Numbers
Strong's number: 
856
GK Number: 
909
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3f(1a)
Gloss: 
latrine
Definition: 
a latrine, Mt. 15:17; Mk. 7:19*

Greek-English Concordance for

Matthew 15:17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes through the stomach and is expelled into the latrine (aphedrōna | ἀφεδρῶνα | acc sg masc)?
Mark 7:19 because it does not enter his heart, but his stomach, and goes out into the latrine?” (aphedrōna | ἀφεδρῶνα | acc sg masc) (Thus he declared all foods clean.)