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Lexicon :: Strong's G5518 - choinix

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χοῖνιξ
Transliteration
choinix (Key)
Pronunciation
khoy'-nix
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
3x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χοῖνιξ choînix, khoy'-nix; of uncertain derivation; a chœnix or certain dry measure:—measure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5518 in the following manner: measure (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5518 in the following manner: measure (2x).
  1. a choenix, a dry measure, containing four cotylae or two setarii (less than our quart, one litre) (or as much as would support a man of moderate appetite for a day)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χοῖνιξ choînix, khoy'-nix; of uncertain derivation; a chœnix or certain dry measure:—measure.
STRONGS G5518:
χοῖνιξ, χοινικος, , from Homer, Odyssey 19, 28 down, a choenix, a dry measure, containing four cotylae or two sextarii (i. e. less than our 'quart'; cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word) (or as much as would support a man of moderate appetite for a day; hence, called in Athen. 3 § 20, p. 98 e. ἡμεροτροφις (cf. χοῖνιξ ἡμερήσιος τροφή, (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 18)): Revelation 6:6 (where A. V. measure (see Amos appendix ad loc.)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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Revelation
6:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5518 matches the Greek χοῖνιξ (choinix),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:10 - Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:11 - The homer[fn] will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath[fn] will each measure one-tenth of a homer.
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