G217Greeksalt
salt
salt; figuratively, prudence
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Detailed Definition
- 1salt with which food is seasoned and sacrifices are sprinkled
- 2those kinds of saline matter used to fertilize arable land
- 3salt is a symbol of lasting concord
- 4wisdom and grace exhibited in speech
Etymology & Derivation
from g0251
Scholarly Notes
because salt protects food from putrefaction and preserves it unchanged it is a symbol of a lasting agreement. accordingly, in the solemn ratification of compacts, middle easterners were, and are to this day, accustomed to partake of salt together.