In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
Original word: γάγγραινα
Transliteration: gaggraina
Definition (short): gangrene
Definition (full): a gangrene, an eating sore
Word Origin: perhaps from graó (to gnaw)
Definition: a gangrene, an eating sore
NASB Translation: gangrene (1).
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From graino (to gnaw); an ulcer ("gangrene") -- canker.
KJV:
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
NASB:
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,