noun · feminine
anthrakias
Greekἀνθρακιά (anthrakia)
Strong’sG439
a heap of burning coals
stem anthraki-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀνθρακιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(< ἄνθραξ), [in LXX: Si 11:32, IV Mac 9:20*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G439 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidanth-rak-ee-ah'
a bed of burning coals
Fromfrom G440;
King Jamesfire of coals.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | anthrakias | anthrakiais |
| object accusative | anthrakian2×ἀνθρακιὰν | anthrakiain |
| direct address vocative | anthrakiar | anthrakiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | anthrakiau | anthrakiaiu |
| to, for dative | anthrakia | anthrakiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
anthrakia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anthrakian“charcoal fire”objectaccusative singular2×
John 18:18“charcoal fire”histanalelē de tois doulois kai tois hupēretois anthrakian poiarētois, hoti psuchem ate, kai thermainele; ate de kai tos Petros meta autoiu histanarētos kai thermainerōtos.Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
John 21:9“charcoal fire”Hōs oun apobainala eis tan gēan blepalō anthrakian keierōtan kai opsariem epikeierōtem kai arton.When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.