Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἁλυκός, ή, όν
Greek transliteration
halykos
Simplified transliteration
halykos

Numbers

Strong's number
252
GK Number
266

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2a)
Gloss
salt spring, salty
Definition
brackish, bitter, salt, Jas. 3:12*

Greek-English Concordance for ἁλυκός

James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt (halykon | ἁλυκόν | nom sg neut) spring supply fresh water.

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