Lexical Summary larynx: the throat Original Word: λάρυγξTransliteration: larynx Phonetic Spelling: (lar'-oongks) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: the throat Meaning: the throat Strong's Concordance throat. Of uncertain derivation; the throat ("larynx") -- throat. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2995: λάρυγξλάρυγξ, λάρυγγος, ὁ, the throat (Etym. Magn. (557, 16): λάρυγξ μέν δἰ οὗ λαλοῦμεν ... φάρυγξ δέ δἰ οὗ ἐσθίομεν καί πίνομεν): of the instrument or organ of speech (as Psalm 5:10; Proverbs 8:7; Sir. 6:5(4)), Romans 3:13, where the meaning is, their speech threatens and imprecates destruction to others. (Aristophanes, Euripides, Aristotle, Galen, others; the Sept. several times for גָּרון; more often for חֵך, the palate.) |