Original Word: ἡδύοσμον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: héduosmon
Pronunciation: hay-DOO-os-mon
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-doo'-os-mon)
Definition: Mint
Meaning: mint, peppermint.

Word Origin: Derived from Greek words ἡδύς (hēdús, meaning "sweet") and ὀσμή (osmē, meaning "smell" or "fragrance").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "héduosmon," the concept of tithing herbs can be related to the Hebrew practice of tithing produce, as seen in passages like Leviticus 27:30.

Usage: The term "héduosmon" refers to the plant mint, known for its aromatic properties. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate the meticulous attention to minor details of the law while neglecting more important matters.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, mint was a common herb used for culinary and medicinal purposes. It was valued for its fragrance and was often used in religious and domestic settings. In Jewish tradition, mint, along with other herbs, was subject to tithing laws, which required a tenth of produce to be given as an offering.

Word Origin
from the same as hédeós and osmé
Definition
sweet smelling
NASB Translation
mint (2).

STRONGS NT 2238: ἡδυοσμος

ἡδυοσμος, ἡδύοσμον (ἡδύς and ὀσμή), sweet-smelling (Pliny,jucundeolens); neuter τό ἡδυοσμος as a substantive garden-mint (equivalent to μινθη, Strabo 8, 3, 14, p. 344; Theophrastus, hist. plant. 7, 7; cf. caus. plant. 6, 22 (20)), a kind of small odoriferous herb, with which the Jews used to strew the floors of their houses and synagogues; (it was called by them מִינְתָּא, see Buxtorf, Lex. talm. under the word, p. 1228 (p. 623, Fischer edition)): Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42. (BB. DD.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

mint.

Neuter of the compound of the same as hedeos and osme; a sweet-scented plant, i.e. Mint -- mint.

see GREEK hedeos

see GREEK osme

Forms and Transliterations

ηδεία ηδείας ηδύ ηδυοσμον ηδύοσμον ἡδύοσμον ηδύς ηδύσματα ηδύσματος ηδυσμάτων ηδυσμού ηδυφώνου ηδώ ηθάμ eduosmon ēduosmon hedyosmon hedýosmon hēdyosmon hēdýosmon

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