noun · neuter
sfudrem
Greekσφυδρόν (sfudron)
Strong’sG4974
the ankle bone
stem sfudr-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† σφυδρόν, -οῦ, τό
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4974 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsfoo-ron'
compare the feminine σφῦρα, a hammer); the ankle (as globular)
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative probably of the same as σφαῖρα (a ball, "sphere";
King Jamesancle bone.
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 | sfudrem | sfudreim1×σφυδρά |
| of, belonging to genitive | sfudreu | sfudreiu |
| to, for dative | sfudre | sfudrei |
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
sfudre 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
sfudreim“ankles”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Acts 3:7“ankles”kai piazaratos auton tau dexau cheirau egeirata auton; parachrēma de stereoila tais basiais autou kai teim sfudreim,Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.