296. amphodon

Lexicon

amphodon: Street, Crossroad

Original Word: ἀμφόδον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: amphodon
Pronunciation: am-fo'-don
Phonetic Spelling: (am'-fod-on)
Definition: Street, Crossroad
Meaning: prop: a road around anything; the street of a village.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

where two ways meet.

From the base of amphoteros and hodos; a fork in the road -- where two ways meet.

see GREEK amphoteros

see GREEK hodos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as amphoteroi and hodos
Definition
a road around
NASB Translation
street (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 296: ἀμφόδον

ἀμφόδον, , τό (ἀμφί, ὁδός), properly, a road round anything, a street (Hesychius ἄμφοδα. αἱ ῤῦμαι ἀγυιαί. δίοδοι (others, διέξοδοι διορυγμαί, elsewhere, ἡ πλατεῖα); Lex. in Bekker Anecdota i., p. 205, 14 ἀμφόδον. ἡ ὥσπερ ἐκ τετραγώνου διαγεγραμμένη ὁδός. For examples see Sophocles Lexicon; Wetstein (1752) on Mark, the passage cited; manuscript D in Acts 19:28 (where see Tdf.'s note)): Mark 11:4. (Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 30:16 (), and in Greek writings.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix ἀμφί (amphi), meaning "around" or "on both sides," and ὁδός (hodos), meaning "way" or "road."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀμφόδον, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew terms related to roads or paths, such as:

- Strong's Hebrew 1870: דֶּרֶךְ (derek) • meaning "way," "road," or "path."
- Strong's Hebrew 734: אֹרַח (orach) • meaning "path" or "way."

These Hebrew terms convey the idea of a path or road, similar to the Greek ἀμφόδον, and are used throughout the Old Testament to describe physical roads as well as metaphorical paths in life.

Usage: The term ἀμφόδον is used in the context of describing a street or road, particularly one that is lined with buildings or that encircles a particular area. It is a term that would have been familiar in the urban settings of the ancient Greek world.

Context: The Greek term ἀμφόδον appears in the New Testament in contexts that describe urban settings, where streets and thoroughfares are common. In the ancient world, cities were often designed with a network of streets that facilitated trade, travel, and communication. The term ἀμφόδον would have been used to describe such streets, particularly those that were significant for their connectivity or their role in the daily life of the city.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in a way that reflects its meaning as a street or road. The use of ἀμφόδον in the New Testament highlights the everyday life of the people during that time, providing a glimpse into the infrastructure and urban planning of ancient cities. Streets were not only pathways for travel but also places of social interaction, commerce, and public discourse.

The concept of streets and roads is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing the journey of life, the path of righteousness, or the way of the wicked. In the New Testament, streets are places where Jesus and His disciples walked, taught, and interacted with the people, making them central to the narrative of the Gospels.

Forms and Transliterations

άμφοδα αμφοδου αμφόδου ἀμφόδου αμφοτεροδέξιοι αμφοτεροδέξιον amphodou amphódou

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 11:4 N-GNS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου καὶ λύουσιν
NAS: outside in the street; and they untied
KJV: in a place where two ways met; and
INT: by the crossing and they untied

Strong's Greek 296
1 Occurrence

ἀμφόδου — 1 Occ.