G5522

χόος

choosG:N-M

dust

χοῦς, -οός accusative, οῦν, ὁ, (contr. from χόος), [in LXX chiefly for עָפָר ;] __1. earth, soil. __2. In later writers (Pint., LXX), = κονιορτός, dust: Mrk.6:11, Rev.18:19.† (AS)

The KJV translates G5522 in the following manner:

dust (4x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

χόος — chóos

χὠς, see χοῦς.

STRONGS NT 5522: χοῦςχοῦς, χὠς, accusative χοῦν, ὁ (contracted for χὠς, from χέω, to pour), from Herodotus down;

1. properly, earth dug out, an earth-heap (German Schutt): ὁ χοῦς ὁ ἐξορυχθεις, Herodotus 2, 150.

2. dust (the Sept. for עָפָר): Mar 6:11; Rev 18:19 ((Jos 7:11; Wis 5:15; Sir 44:21, etc.); Plutarch, mor., p. 1096 b. (i. e. non posse suaviter etc. 13, 7)).

2 occurrences

Mark (1), Revelation of John (1)