noun · masculine
daktulios
Greekδακτύλιος (daktulios)
Strong’sG1146
a finger-ring
stem daktuli-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δακτύλιος, -ου, ὁ
(< δάκτυλος), [in LXX chiefly for טַבַּעַת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1146 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddak-too'-lee-os
a finger-ring
Fromfrom G1147;
King Jamesring.
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 | daktulios | daktuliois |
| object accusative | daktulion1×δακτύλιον | daktulioin |
| direct address vocative | daktulior | daktulioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | daktuliou | daktulioiu |
| to, for dative | daktulio | daktulioi |
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
daktulio 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
daktulion“ring”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 15:22“ring”legata de tos patēros pros toin douloin autou; Tachuem ekferavar stolan tan prōtan kai enduavar auton, kai dōavar daktulion eis tan cheiran autou kai hupodēmeim eis toin podoin,But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.