King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2336
Transliteration: thēkē
Phonetic Spelling: (thay'-kay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a receptacle
Meaning: a receptacle
θήκη, θήκης, ἡ (τίθημι); from (Aeschylus), Herodotus down; that in which a thing is put or laid away, a receptacle, repository, chest, box: used of the sheath of a sword, John 18:11; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 11, 7; Pollux 10 (31) 144.
Word Summary
thēkē: a receptacle
Original Word: θήκηTransliteration: thēkē
Phonetic Spelling: (thay'-kay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a receptacle
Meaning: a receptacle
Strong's Concordance
sheath. From tithemi; a receptacle, i.e. Scabbard -- sheath.
see GREEK tithemi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2336: θήκηθήκη, θήκης, ἡ (τίθημι); from (Aeschylus), Herodotus down; that in which a thing is put or laid away, a receptacle, repository, chest, box: used of the sheath of a sword, John 18:11; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 11, 7; Pollux 10 (31) 144.