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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, ὁ and ἡ, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 - He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. The Moabites became David's subjects and brought tribute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:13 - If he regroups in a city, all Israel will take up ropes to that city and drag it down to the valley, so that not a single pebble will be left there!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - His advisers said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and surrender to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, "Your servant Ben Hadad says, 'Please let me live!'" Ahab replied, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - The furnishings included linen and purple curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:10 - A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:8 - But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:55

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 - He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:61

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 - The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern -

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, a rope will replace a belt, baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe, and a prisoner's brand will replace beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:23 - Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:11 - So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasure room in the palace. He got some worn-out clothes and old rags from there and let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:12 - Ebed Melech called down to Jeremiah, "Put these rags and worn-out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes. Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech instructed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:13 - So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24 - They traded with you choice garments, purple clothes and embroidered work, and multicolored carpets, bound and reinforced with cords; these were among your merchandise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:8 - They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - "Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day people will sing this taunt song to you - they will mock you with this lament: 'We are completely destroyed; they sell off the property of my people. How they remove it from me! They assign our fields to the conqueror.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:5 - Therefore no one will assign you land in the LORD's community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:1 - (2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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