noun · neuter
schoiniem
Greekσχοινίον (schoinion)
Strong’sG4979
a cord, rope
stem schoini-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σχοινίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of σχοῖνος, a rush), [in LXX chiefly for חֶבֶל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4979 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskhoy-nee'-on
of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally)
Fromdiminutive of σχοῖνος (a rush or flag-plant;
King Jamessmall cord, rope.
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 | schoiniem | schoinieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | schoinieu | schoinieiu1×σχοινίων |
| to, for dative | schoinie | schoiniei |
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
schoinie 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
schoinieiu“cords”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 2:15“cords”kai poiaratos fragelliem ek schoinieiu pantoin ekballata ek teu hiereu teim tē probateim kai toin bouoin, kai toiu kollubistoiu ekchata teim kermeim kai tain trapezain anastrefata,So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
schoinieim1×
Acts 27:32“ropes”tote apokoptala tois stratiōtois teim schoinieim tau skafau kai easala autan ekpiptara.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.