ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΑ, σχοινισμα
SCHOINISMA, schoinisma
Sounds Like: skhoy-NIS-mah
Translations: line, measuring line, portion, inheritance, a line, a portion, an inheritance
From the root: ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a measuring line or cord, which was used to measure land or assign portions. Metaphorically, it can signify a portion, lot, or inheritance, as land was often divided by such lines. It is used to describe a designated share or territory.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 131:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 32:9
- Joshua — 17:14
- 1 Kings — 4:13
- 1 Chronicles — 16:18
- Psalms — 104:11
- Odes — 2:9
- Zephaniah — 2:5, 2:7
- Zechariah — 11:7, 11:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΑ.
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.
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣ — line, measuring line, portion, inheritance, lot, a line, a portion, an inheritance, a lot
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΑΤΑ — measuring lines, cords, ropes, boundaries, portions
- ΣΧΟΙΝΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ — of a measuring line, of a portion, of an inheritance, of a lot, of a boundary
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