λεῖμμα G3005
remnant, what remains after others are taken
This noun denotes what is left over after a portion has been removed or destroyed—a surviving remnant or residue. In biblical theology, it carries theological weight as the concept of the faithful few who remain after judgment. Paul uses it in Romans 11:5 to describe Jewish believers in Christ as a remnant chosen by grace, echoing Old Testament prophetic themes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Romans 11:5, Paul argues that just as in Elijah's day God preserved a remnant of seven thousand faithful Israelites, so in Paul's era there exists a remnant according to the election of grace. The multilingual glosses (remnant, remanente, reste, Rest) consistently render the sense of a surviving portion, connecting to the broader biblical theology of the faithful few preserved through divine purpose. 1×
AR["بَقِيَّةٌ"]·ben["অবশিষ্টাংশ"]·DE["Rest"]·EN["a-remnant"]·FR["reste"]·heb["שְׁאֵרִית"]·HI["बचा-हुआ"]·ID["sisa"]·IT["resto"]·jav["turahipun"]·KO["남은-자가"]·PT["remanescente"]·RU["по-"]·ES["remanente"]·SW["mabaki"]·TR["kalıntı"]·urd["بقیہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λεῖμμα, ατος, τό, (λείπω) remnant, residue, Refs 1st c.BC+ what was left of him, his remains, Refs 5th c.BC+; so, of persons, LXX+NT __2 in Music, interval of Refsleft over when two τόνοι of Refs 4th c.BC+; misunderstood as the number 13 (256—243) by Refs 1st c.AD+ __2.b in Rhythmic, the shortest pause, λ. ἐν ῥυθμῷ χρόνος κενὸς ἐλάχιστος Refs 3rd c.AD+ __3 in Medicine, intermission in fever, Refs 4th c.BC+ __4 deficiency, μὴ γενέσθαι μήτε δανεισμὸν μήτε λ. περὶ ταύτας τᾶς εἰσφορᾶς Refs 1st c.BC+