noun · masculine
hēlos
Greekἧλος (hēlos)
Strong’sG2247
a nail
stem hēl-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἧλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: Is 41:7 (מַסְמְרִים) etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2247 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay'-los
a stud, i.e. spike
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesnail.
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 | hēlos | hēlois |
| object accusative | hēlon | hēloin |
| direct address vocative | hēlor | hēloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hēlou | hēloiu2×ἥλων |
| to, for dative | hēlo | hēloi |
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
hēlo 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
hēloiu“nails”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
John 20:25“nails”legale oun auto tois allois mathētois; Horanē ton kurion. tos de legata autoi; Ean mē horameia en tai cheirai autou ton tupon toiu hēloiu kai ballameia ton daktulon mu eis ton tupon toiu hēloiu kai ballameia mu tan cheiran eis tan pleuran autou, ouk mē pisteuameia.So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
John 20:25“nails”legale oun auto tois allois mathētois; Horanē ton kurion. tos de legata autoi; Ean mē horameia en tai cheirai autou ton tupon toiu hēloiu kai ballameia ton daktulon mu eis ton tupon toiu hēloiu kai ballameia mu tan cheiran eis tan pleuran autou, ouk mē pisteuameia.So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”