noun · feminine
pleuras
Greekπλευρά (pleura)
Strong’sG4125
the side of the body
stem pleur-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλευρά, -ᾶς, ἡ,
[in LXX (freq. pl. as in Hom.) chiefly for צֵלָע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4125 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplyoo-rah'
a rib, i.e. (by extension) side
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesside.
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 | pleuras | pleurais |
| object accusative | pleuran5×πλευρὰν | pleurain |
| direct address vocative | pleurar | pleurair |
| of, belonging to genitive | pleurau | pleuraiu |
| to, for dative | pleura | pleurai |
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
pleura 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
pleuran“side”objectaccusative singular5×
John 19:34“side”alla henos toiu stratiōtoiu loncha autou tan pleuran nussata, kai exerchata euthuos haimem kai hudōrem.Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
John 20:20“side”kai houtem legaratos deiknuata tain cheirain kai tan pleuran autoi. chairila oun tois mathētois horaratois ton kurion.After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
John 20:25“side”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 20:27“side”eita legatō to Thōmao; Ferasōr ton daktulon su hōde kai horasar tain cheirain mu, kai ferasōr tan cheiran su kai ballasar eis tan pleuran mu, kai mē ginesōr apistos alla pistos.Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Acts 12:7“side”kai idou angelos kuriou efistanata, kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; patassaratos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egeirata auton legarōtos; Anistanasar en tache; kai ekpiptala autou tais halusiais ek taiu cheiraiu.Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.