βόρβορος

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine1 occurrence1 book1 verse

βόρβορος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX: Jeremiah 38:6 (טִיט)* ;]

mud, filth: 2 Peter 2:22.

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βόρβορος:

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2 Peter 2:22βορβόρου · in [the] mud
Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”