Word study · Greek
hálas
salt
Say it: HAL-as (approximate)
ἅλας
What it means
Salt. In 4:6, speech is to be "seasoned with salt," interesting and wholesome, not bland or rotten. In Matthew 5:13, Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth."
Range of meaning
- SaltThe seasoning and preservative.
- SavorWhat gives flavor.
In Colossians
- Chapter 4
"Seasoned with salt" (4:6).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0217 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources