Ápsinthos — G894

Definition

feminine noun

wormwood (as a type of bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamity)

Usually translated as

wormwood

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Ápsinthos occurs 2 times in 1 verse of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Revelation (1)

• Revelation 8:11 — And the name of the star is called Wormwood (Ἄψινθος): and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
• Revelation 8:11 — And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood (ἄψινθον); and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.