Word study · Greek
amnos
lamb
Say it: am-NOS (approximate)
ἀμνός
What it means
A lamb. John the Baptist calls Jesus "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (1:29, 1:36). It may recall the Passover lamb, the lamb of Isaiah 53, or the daily temple offering; which is meant is debated.
Open question Debated
Which Old Testament lamb John the Baptist has in mind is debated.
Range of meaning
- LambA young sheep.
- Sacrificial lambAn offering.
In John
- Chapter 1
"Behold, the Lamb of God" (1:29, 1:36).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0286 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources