Strong’s G856 · Greek
ἀφεδρών
aphedrṓn
Definition
a place of sitting apart, i.e. a privy
Etymology
from a compound of G575 (ἀπό) and the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος);
Where the KJV renders it
- draught
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