noun · feminine
sanias
Greekσανίς (sanis)
Strong’sG4548
a plank, board
stem sani-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σανίς, -ίδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Ca 8:9, Ez 27:5 (לוּחַ) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4548 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsan-ece'
a plank
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesboard.
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 | sanias | saniais |
| object accusative | sanian | saniain |
| direct address vocative | saniar | saniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | saniau | saniaiu |
| to, for dative | sania | saniai1×σανίσιν |
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
sania 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
saniai“planks”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 27:44“planks”kai toin loipoin hoin men epi saniai hoin de epi tineiu teiu apo teu ploieu; kai houtōs gineta pantoin diasōzira epi tan gēan.The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.