Strongs Number: G2971
- Greek Word
- κώνωψ
- Transliteration
- kōnōps
- Phonetic
- ko'-nopes
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a wine gnat or midge that is bred in fermenting and evaporating wine
- Origin
- Apparently from a derivative of the base of G2759 and a derivative of G3700
- Bible Usage
- gnat.