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Lexicon :: Strong's G2487 - ichnos

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ἴχνος
Transliteration
ichnos (Key)
Pronunciation
ikh'-nos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ikneomai (to arrive, cf ἥκω (G2240))
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:402,379

Strong’s Definitions

ἴχνος íchnos, ikh'-nos; from ἰκνέομαι iknéomai (to arrive; compare G2240); a track (figuratively):—step.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2487 in the following manner: step (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2487 in the following manner: step (3x).
  1. a footprint, track, footstep

  2. in the NT, metaph. of imitating the example of any one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἴχνος íchnos, ikh'-nos; from ἰκνέομαι iknéomai (to arrive; compare G2240); a track (figuratively):—step.
STRONGS G2487:
ἴχνος, -εος (-ους), τό, (from ἵκω equivalent to ἱκνέομαι, to go), [from Homer down], a footprint, track, footstep: in the N. T. metaphorically, of imitating the example of anyone, we find στοιχεῖν τοῖς ἴχνεσί τινος, Romans 4:12; περιπατεῖν τοῖς ἴχν. τ., 2 Corinthians 12:18; ἐπακολουθεῖν τ. ἴχν. τιν., 1 Peter 2:21, (ἐν ἴχνεσί τινος ἑὸν πόδα νέμειν, Pindar Nem. 6, 27); cf. Latin insistere vestigiis alicuius.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
4:12
2 Corinthians
12:18
1 Peter
2:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2487 matches the Greek ἴχνος (ichnos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:12 - and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:18 - I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps?
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:21 - For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
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