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Lexicon :: Strong's G4979 - schoinion

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σχοινίον
Transliteration
schoinion (Key)
Pronunciation
skhoy-nee'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive of schoinos (a rush or flag-plant, of uncertain derivation)
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Strong’s Definitions

σχοινίον schoiníon, skhoy-nee'-on; diminutive of σχοῖνος schoînos (a rush or flag-plant; of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally):—small cord, rope.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4979 in the following manner: small cord (1x), rope (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4979 in the following manner: small cord (1x), rope (1x).
  1. a cord or rope made of rushes

  2. a rope

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σχοινίον schoiníon, skhoy-nee'-on; diminutive of σχοῖνος schoînos (a rush or flag-plant; of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally):—small cord, rope.
STRONGS G4979:
σχοινίον, σχοινιου, τό (diminutive of the noun σχοῖνος, and , a rush), from Herodotus down, properly, a cord or rope made of rushes; universally, a rope: John 2:15; Acts 27:32.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
2:15
Acts
27:32

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4979 matches the Greek σχοινίον (schoinion),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 -

And he [fn]defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and a full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:13 - “And if he withdraws into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the [fn]valley until not even a pebble is found there.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 -

But his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let’s put sackcloth [fn]around our waists and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will let [fn]you live.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put sackcloth [fn]around their waists and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let [fn]me live.’” And Ahab said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - There were curtains of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic floor of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stones.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:10 -

“A noose for him is hidden in the ground,

And a trap for him on the pathway.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:8 -

“And if they are bound in shackles,

And are caught in the snares of misery,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 -

The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 -

He also drove out the nations from them

And apportioned them as an inheritance by measurement,

And had the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 -

The snares of the wicked have surrounded me,

But I have not forgotten Your Law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 -

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares;

They have spread a net at the [fn]wayside;

They have set snares for me. Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - Remember your Creator before the silver cord is [fn]broken and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 -

Now it will come about that instead of balsam oil there will be a stench;

Instead of a belt, a rope;

Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp;

Instead of fine clothes, a robe of sackcloth;

And branding instead of beauty.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 -

Woe to those who drag wrongdoing with the cords of [fn]deceit,

And sin as if with cart ropes;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 -

Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;

Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement,

A tent which will not be folded;

Its stakes will never be pulled up,

Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:23 -

Your ship’s tackle hangs slack;

It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,

Nor spread out the sail.

Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;

Those who limp will take the plunder.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:11 - So Ebed-melech took the men under his [fn]authority and went into the king’s palace to a place beneath the storeroom, and took from there worn-out clothes and worn-out rags, and let them down by ropes into the cistern to Jeremiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:12 - Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these worn-out clothes and rags under your armpits under the ropes”; and Jeremiah did so.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:13 - So they pulled Jeremiah out with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern, and Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24 - “They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of violet and colorfully woven cloth, and in blankets of two colors, and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:8 -

“And on garments seized as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,

And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - “Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die [fn]upon unclean soil. Furthermore Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 -

“On that day they will take up against you a [fn]song of mocking

And [fn]utter a song of mourning and say,

‘We are completely destroyed!

He exchanges the share of my people;

How He removes it from me!

To the apostate He apportions our fields.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:5 -

“Therefore you will have no one [fn]applying a measuring line

For you by lot in the assembly of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:1 -

[fn]Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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