ἄμμος

ἄμμος — ámmos

ἄμμος,, ἡ, sand; see. to a Hebrew comparison ἄμμος τῆς θαλάσσης and ἄμμος ἡ παρά τό χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης are used for an innumerable multitude, Rom 9:27; Heb 11:12; Rev 20:8, equivalent to Revelation 12:18 (Rev 13:1). According to the context sandy ground, Mat 7:26. (Xenophon, Plato, Theophrastus often, Plutarch, the Sept. often.)