noun · feminine
choinixas
Greekχοῖνιξ (choinix)
Strong’sG5518
a Greek dry measure
stem choinix-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χοῖνιξ, -ικος, ἡ
[in LXX: Ez 45:10, 11 (בַּת) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5518 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhoy'-nix
a chœnix or certain dry measure
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesmeasure.
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 | choinixas1×Χοῖνιξ | choinixais1×χοίνικες |
| object accusative | choinixan | choinixain |
| direct address vocative | choinixar | choinixair |
| of, belonging to genitive | choinixau | choinixaiu |
| to, for dative | choinixa | choinixai |
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
choinixa 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
choinixas“quart”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 6:6“quart”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
choinixais“quarts”subjectnominative plural1×
Revelation 6:6“quarts”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”