ΣΧΟΙΝΟΥΣ, σχοινους
SCHOINOUS, schoinous
Sounds Like: skhoy-NOOS
Translations: rope, cord, measuring line, a rope, a cord, a measuring line, furlong, stadium
From the root: ΣΧΟΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word primarily refers to a rope or cord, often used for binding or measuring. It can also denote a specific unit of distance, equivalent to a furlong or stadium, which was approximately 600 Greek feet or about 185 meters. In this sense, it describes a measured length of land.
Inflection: Nominative Plural Masculine, Accusative Plural Masculine, Genitive Singular Masculine, Genitive Singular Feminine
Strong’s number: G4710 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Jeremiah — 18:15
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 7:123
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΧΟΙΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΑ — ropes, cords, lines, measuring lines
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΟΝ — rope, a rope, cord, a cord, line, a line
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΙΝ — to rope, to cord, to measuring line, to measuring tape, to measuring rod
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΟΣ — line, measuring line, portion, allotment, boundary, a portion, an allotment
- ΣΧΟΙΝΟΕΙΔΕΣ — rope-like, like a rope, resembling a rope
- ΣΧΟΙΝΟΙΣ — ropes, cords, measuring lines, a measuring line, a rope, a cord
- ΣΧΟΙΝΟΝ — rope, a rope, cord, measuring line, boundary line, portion
- ΣΧΟΙΝΟΣ — rope, a rope, cord, a cord, measuring line, a measuring line, measure of land, a measure of land
- ΣΧΟΙΝΩΝ — of ropes, of cords, of measuring lines, of reeds, of land measured by rope
- ΣΧΟΝΙΑ — ropes, cords, lines, measuring lines, measuring tapes
- ΣΧΟΝΙΟΝ — rope, a rope, cord, a cord
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