Aphedrṓn — G856

Definition

masculine noun

a place of sitting apart, i.e. a privy

Usually translated as

draught

Origin

from a compound of G575 and the base of G1476

• apó (G575)
• hedraîos (G1476)

Occurrences

Aphedrṓn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1)

• Matthew 15:17 — Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught (ἀφεδρῶνα)?
• Mark 7:19 — Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught (ἀφεδρῶνα), purging all meats?