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Lexicon :: Strong's G1838 - hexis

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ἕξις
Transliteration
hexis (Key)
Pronunciation
hex'-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
6x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἕξις héxis, hex'-is; from G2192; habit, i.e. (by implication) practice:—use.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1838 in the following manner: use (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1838 in the following manner: use (1x).

  1. a habit whether of body or mind

  2. a power acquired by custom, practice, use

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἕξις héxis, hex'-is; from G2192; habit, i.e. (by implication) practice:—use.
STRONGS G1838:
ἕξις, -εως, ἡ, (ἔχω, future ἕξω), a habit, whether of body or of mind (Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others); a power acquired by custom, practice, use ("firma quaedam facilitas, quae apud Graecos ἕξις nominatur," Quintilian 10, 1 at the beginning); so Hebrews 5:14, (ἐν τούτοις ἱκανὴν ἕξιν περιποιησάμενος, Sir. prol. 7; ἕξιν ἔχειν γραμματικῆς, Polybius 10, 47, 7; ἐν τοῖς πολεμικοῖς, 21, 7, 3; ἐν ἀστρολογίᾳ μεγίστην ἕξιν ἔχειν, Diodorus 2, 31; λογικὴν ἕξιν περιποιούμενος, Philo, aleg. legg. 1, 4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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Hebrews
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Strong's Number G1838 matches the Greek ἕξις (hexis),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

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