2001 Translation

NARTHĒKES, narthēkes

Sounds Like: nar-THEE-kes

Translations: fennel-stalks, rods, staves, caskets, boxes, shrines, narthexes

From the root: ΝΑΡΘΗΞ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the stalks of the fennel plant, which were used for various purposes, including as rods or staves. It can also refer to a small box, casket, or shrine, often made from such stalks. In later ecclesiastical contexts, it came to mean the narthex or vestibule of a church, a distinct area at the entrance. It is a plural noun.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3586 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:35

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΡΘΗΞ.

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.

• ΝΑΡΘΗΚ — narthex, a narthex, a giant fennel, a rod, a staff
• ΝΑΡΘΗΚΑ — narthex, a narthex, giant fennel, a giant fennel, rod, a rod, staff, a staff

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