σεμίδᾱλις G4585
Fine flour, the highest quality wheat flour produced by sifting, used for offerings and luxury baking
This premium flour appears in Revelation's lament over Babylon's fall, listed among luxury trade goods whose market has collapsed (18:13). In the Old Testament, fine flour (Hebrew סֹלֶת) was specified for grain offerings and priestly bread, representing the best of human labor. The Greek term σεμίδαλις, borrowed from Semitic languages, retained this association with quality and expense. John's economic critique gains force through itemizing commodities representing wealth and indulgence—fine flour stands for elite consumption patterns.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Revelation 18:13 includes fine flour in the cargo manifest of merchants who profited from Babylon's economy. The list moves from precious metals and stones through luxuries like silk and purple cloth to foodstuffs including wine, oil, fine flour, and wheat. The presence of σεμίδαλις alongside wheat distinguishes premium milled flour from ordinary grain, suggesting the city's appetite for refined products. The item represents not staple food but conspicuous consumption. 1×
AR["سَميذٍ"]·ben["ময়দা"]·DE["Feinmehl"]·EN["fine-flour"]·FR["Feinmehl"]·heb["סֹלֶת"]·HI["मैदा"]·ID["tepung-halus"]·IT["semidalin"]·jav["gandum-alus"]·KO["고운-가루와"]·PT["flor-de-farinha"]·RU["муку"]·ES["flor-de-harina"]·SW["unga-laini,"]·TR["ince-unu"]·urd["میدہ"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
σεμίδᾱλις [ῐ], εως or ιος (εος in Refs 4th c.BC+, ἡ, the finest wheaten flour, Refs 5th c.BC+, Acut.(Sp.)NT+5th c.BC+; σεμιδάρεως is an error in Refs 1st c.AD+:—hence σεμῐδᾱλίτης [ῑ] ἄρτος, ὁ, bread made of σεμίδαλις, Refs 5th c.BC+:—also σεμιδάλιν (={-ιον}), τό, Refs 3rd c.AD+ (Cf. Assyr. samīdu, Aramaic semīdā in same sense.)