noun · neuter
mēkem
Greekμῆκος (mēkos)
Strong’sG3372
length
stem mēk-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μῆκος, -εος (-ους), τό,
[in LXX chiefly for אֹרֶךְ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3372 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmay'-kos
length (literally or figuratively) length.
Fromprobably akin to G3173;
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 or object direct | mēkem3×μῆκος | mēkeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | mēkeu | mēkeiu |
| to, for dative | mēke | mēkei |
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
mēke 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
mēkem“length”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Ephesians 3:18“length”hina exischuaveia katalambera sun pantoi toi hagioi tinem tem platem kai mēkem kai hupsem kai bathem,will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
Revelation 21:16“length”kai tas politas tetragōnas keietō, kai tem mēkem autau hosem tem platem. kai metrata tan politan to kalamo epi stadioin dōdeka chiliadaiu; tem mēkem kai tem platem kai tem hupsem autau iseim atō.The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal — 12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
Revelation 21:16“length”kai tas politas tetragōnas keietō, kai tem mēkem autau hosem tem platem. kai metrata tan politan to kalamo epi stadioin dōdeka chiliadaiu; tem mēkem kai tem platem kai tem hupsem autau iseim atō.The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal — 12,000 stadia in length and width and height.