G2971 Greek

κώνωψ

kṓnōps
a mosquito (from its stinging proboscis)

KJV Translations of G2971

gnat

Word Origin & Derivation

apparently a derivative of the base of G2759 (κέντρον) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);

G2759 κέντρον (kéntron)

a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)

G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai)

to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and f...

G2971 in the King James Bible

1 verse
Matthew 23:24 κώνωπα

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.