aphedron

ἀφεδρῶνα [2 verses](noun sg masc acc) "Draught" is from aphedron, means "toilet" or "privy." It means literally "separate from sitting." A similar word was used in the Greek translation of Lev 12:5 to describe the separation of a woman bleeding after childbirth. The source seems to be a vulgar Macedonian word.  - The word translated as "draught" which means "toilet" or "privy. It is a word that only appears in the NT here to describe a place for dumping human waste. A lot of Bible translations skip this word because...

Word Type
noun
Number Verses
2