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Strong's G2868 κονιορτός (koniortos)

Koniortos means “dust” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2868 — teeb (“be glad”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2868
Language Greek
Linked Usages 22
Books 14

Strong's G2868 Quick Answer

Strong's G2868 κονιορτός (koniortos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. koniortos (kon-ee-or-tos') n. 1. pulverulence (as blown about) [from the base of G2867 and ornumi "to rouse"] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include dust. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
koniortos (kon-ee-or-tos') n. 1. pulverulence (as blown about) [from the base of G2867 and ornumi "to rouse"]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
dust

Meaning and Definition

koniortos (kon-ee-or-tos') n. 1. pulverulence (as blown about) [from the base of G2867 and ornumi "to rouse"] KJV: dust Root(s): G2867

Original Word
κονιορτός
Transliteration
koniortos
Derivation
Root: κονιάω R1: 2867
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2868. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

dust

Usage: κονιορτός, -οῦ, ὁ (κόνις or κονία, dust, ὄρνυμι, to stir up), [in LXX for אָבָק, etc. ;] in cl., dust stirred up (Exo.9:9, Isa.5:24); in NT, simply dust: Mat.10:14, Luk.9:5 10:11, Act.13:51 22:23.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2868 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render koniortos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

dust Matthew 10:14

How Strong's G2868 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2868 (κονιορτός) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2868 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2868 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 10:14 KJV

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Luke 9:5 KJV

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Luke 10:11 KJV

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Strong's G2868 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 9:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And let it become dust over all the land of Egypt, and there shall be upon men and upon beasts sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts, in all the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 9:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And your sin which ye had made, even the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became fine; and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that descended from the mountain.

Deuteronomy 28:24 Septuagint / Brenton

The Lord thy God make the rain of thy land dust; and dust shall come down from heaven, until it shall have destroyed thee, and until it shall have quickly consumed thee.

Strong's G2868 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

3 Maccabees 5:48 Septuagint / Brenton

But the Jews, when the elephants went out at the gate, followed by the armed force; and when they saw the dust raised by the throng, and heard the loud cries of the crowd,

Letter of Jeremiah 1:11 Septuagint / Brenton

Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2868.

Exodus 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let it become dust over all the land of Egypt, and there shall be upon men and upon beasts sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts, in all the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And your sin which ye had made, even the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became fine; and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that descended from the mountain.
Deuteronomy 28:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord thy God make the rain of thy land dust; and dust shall come down from heaven, until it shall have destroyed thee, and until it shall have quickly consumed thee.
4 Kingdoms 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went up a watchman upon the tower of Jezreel, and saw the dust made by Jehu as he approached; and he said, I see dust. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Peace.
Job 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall be as chaff before the wind, Or as dust which the storm has taken up.
Song of Solomon 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is this that comes up from the wilderness As pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the perfumer?
Isaiah 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall be instead of a sweet smell, dust; and instead of a girdle, thou shalt gird thyself with a rope; and instead of a golden ornament for the head, thou shalt have baldness on account of thy works; and instead of a tunic with a scarlet ground, thou shalt gird thyself with sackcloth.
Isaiah 5:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore as stubble shall be burned by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will send my wrath against a sinful nation, and I will charge my people to take plunder and spoil, and to trample the cities, and to make them dust.
Isaiah 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
many nations like much water, as when much water rushes violently: and they shall drive him away, and pursue him afar, as the dust of chaff when men winnow before the wind, and as a storm whirling the dust of the wheel.
Isaiah 29:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the wealth of the ungodly shall be as dust from a wheel, and the multitude of them that oppress thee as flying chaff, and it shall be suddenly as a moment,
Ezekiel 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By reason of the multitude of his horses their dust shall cover thee, and by reason of the sound of his horsemen and the wheels of his chariots thy walls shall be shaken, when he enters into thy gates, as one entering into a city from the plain.
Daniel 2:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then once for all the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold, were ground to powder, and became as chaff from the summer threshing floor; and the violence of the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them: and the stone which had smitten the image became a great mountain, and filled all the earth.
Nahum 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is long-suffering, and his power is great, and the Lord will not hold any guiltless: his way is in destruction and in the whirlwind, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Matthew 10:14 New Testament, KJV
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Luke 9:5 New Testament, KJV
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Luke 10:11 New Testament, KJV
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Acts 13:51 New Testament, KJV
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
Acts 22:23 New Testament, KJV
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
3 Maccabees 5:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Jews, when the elephants went out at the gate, followed by the armed force; and when they saw the dust raised by the throng, and heard the loud cries of the crowd,
Letter of Jeremiah 1:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2868, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2868 FAQ

What does koniortos (κονιορτός) mean?

Koniortos (Strong's G2868) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dust". koniortos (kon-ee-or-tos') n. 1. pulverulence (as blown about) [from the base of G2867 and ornumi "to rouse"]

How many times is koniortos (κονιορτός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G2868 across 14 books.

Where can I study koniortos (κονιορτός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2868 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate koniortos (κονιορτός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dust. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2868 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2868, with linked reader references where each row is available.