# αἷμα/haima

This word is a type of thing. It is a noun. 

* This word can mean blood.
    * In ancient times, people thought that blood gave things life.
    * In the Bible, people are said to be made of flesh and blood.
    * In the Bible, when someone kills a person, they shed that person’s blood. A person’s blood does not have to be removed from their body to say that their blood has been shed. 
* This word can mean something that has the same color as blood.
