noun · masculine
pinaxos
Greekπίναξ (pinax)
Strong’sG4094
a plate, platter
stem pinax-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** πίναξ, -ακος, ὁ,
[in LXX: IV Mac 17:7 R*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4094 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpin'-ax
a plate
Fromapparently a form of G4109;
King Jamescharger, platter.
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 | pinaxos | pinaxois |
| object accusative | pinaxon | pinaxoin |
| direct address vocative | pinaxor | pinaxoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | pinaxou1×πίνακος | pinaxoiu |
| to, for dative | pinaxo4×πίνακι | pinaxoi |
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
pinaxo 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
pinaxou“dish”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 11:39“dish”legata de tos kurios pros auton; Nun vis tois Farisaiois tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tou pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
pinaxo“platter”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 14:8“platter”tas de probibaziratas hupo tau mētērau autau; Dōasar mi, fēatō, hōde epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Matthew 14:11“platter”kai ferita tas kefalas autou epi pinaxo kai dōita te korasie, kai ferata ta mētēra autau.John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Mark 6:25“platter”kai eisercharatas euthuos meta spoudau pros ton basilevon aiteta legarōtas; Thelamō hina exautēs dōaseia mi epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
Mark 6:28“platter”kai ferata tan kefalan autou epi pinaxo kai dōata autan te korasie, kai tem korasiem dōata autan ta mētēra autau.The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.