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The Greek word hals

Found just once in the New Testament (Mk. 9:49), the Greek noun “hals” described “salt.” The information associated with this word in Mk. 9:49 is an “obscure saying” (Kittel, 1:229), but the point seems to be something like: As salt flavors food, so people are saved by enduring the trials associated with the Christian life (compare Rev. 2:10).