2001 Translation

CHORDĒ, chordē

Sounds Like: khor-DEH

Translations: string, cord, gut, a string, a cord

From the root: ΧΟΡΔΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a string or cord, often made from animal gut, used for various purposes. It can describe the string of a musical instrument, a bowstring, or a measuring line. In a broader sense, it can refer to anything that binds or connects.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative

Strong’s number: G5511 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:2

From the same root

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

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.

• ΧΟΡΔΑΙ — strings, cords, bowstrings, harp strings, musical strings
• ΧΟΡΔΑΙΣ — to string, with strings, with cords, with ropes
• ΧΟΡΔΗΝ — string, a string, cord, gut, bowstring, musical string

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