Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, October 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Brood

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Brokenhearted
Next Entry
Brook
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
1: νοσσιά

(Strong's #3555 — Noun Feminine — nossia — nos-see-ah' )

primarily, "a nest," denotes "a brood," Luke 13:34 . Some texts have nossion in the plural, as Matthew 23:37 , "chicken."

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Brood'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​b/brood.html. 1940.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile