ΘΗΚΗ, θηκη
THĒKĒ, thēkē
Sounds Like: THEE-kee
Translations: case, chest, box, sheath, scabbard, tomb, grave, a case, a chest
From the root: ΘΗΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a container or receptacle, such as a case, chest, or box. It can also specifically denote a sheath for a sword or a scabbard. In some contexts, it can refer to a tomb or grave, as a container for the deceased. Its usage is straightforward, indicating a place where something is stored or contained.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΗΚΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΘΗΚΑΙ — chests, cases, receptacles, places, depositories, a chest, a case, a receptacle, a place, a depository
- ΘΗΚΑΙΣ — to a chest, to a box, to a case, to a repository, to a place for putting things, to a tomb, to a grave, to a sheath, to a scabbard
- ΘΗΚΗΝ — case, chest, box, sheath, a case, a chest, a box, a sheath
- ΘΗΚΗΣ — of a case, of a chest, of a box, of a sheath, of a scabbard, of a tomb, of a grave
- ΘΗΚΩΝ — (of) a case, (of) a chest, (of) a repository, (of) a storehouse, (of) a tomb, (of) a sheath, (of) a scabbard
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