Iós — G2447

Definition

masculine noun

rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents)

1. poison (of animals)
2. rust

Usually translated as

poison, rust

Origin

perhaps from eîmi (to go) or híēmi (to send)

Occurrences

Iós occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Romans (1), James (2)

• Romans 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison (ἰὸς) of asps is under their lips:
• James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison (ἰοῦ).
• James 5:3 — Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust (ἰὸς) of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.