G2447 ἰός

Strong's Greek Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

ἰός

iós

Definition

rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents)

KJV Renderings

poison, rust

Derivation / Etymology

perhaps from (to go) or (to send);

KJV Verses (3)

Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
James 3:8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.