noun · neuter
teichem
Greekτεῖχος (teichos)
Strong’sG5038
a wall
stem teich-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τεῖχος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for חוֹמָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5038 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidti'-khos
a wall (as formative of a house)
Fromakin to the base of G5088;
King Jameswall.
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 | teichem1×τεῖχος | teicheim1×τείχη |
| of, belonging to genitive | teicheu4×τείχους | teicheiu |
| to, for dative | teiche | teichei |
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
teiche 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
teichem“wall”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Revelation 21:14“wall”kai tem teichem tau politau echarōtos themelioin dōdeka, kai epi autoiu dōdeka onomeim toiu dōdeka apostoloiu teu arnieu.The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
teicheu“wall”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Acts 9:25“wall”lambaratois de tois mathētois autou nuxau dia teu teicheu kathiēkala auton chalaratois en spuria.One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
2 Corinthians 11:33“wall”kai dia thuriau en sargana chalima dia teu teicheu kai ekfeugama tain cheirain autou.But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
Revelation 21:18“wall”kai tas endōmēsias teu teicheu autau iaspias, kai tas politas chrusiem katharem homoiem hualo katharo;The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:19“wall”tois themeliois teu teicheu tau politau panto litho timio kosmirētois; tos themelios tos prōtos iaspias, tos deuteros sapfiras, tos tritos chalkēdōnos, tos tetartos smaragdos,The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
teicheim“walls”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Hebrews 11:30“walls”pistia teim teicheim Ierichō piptala kuklirateim epi hepta hēmerain.By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
teichem3×
Revelation 21:12“wall”echarōtas teichem megem kai hupsēlem, echarōtas pulōnoin dōdeka, kai epi toi pulōnoi angeloin dōdeka, kai onomeim epigrafirēteim heim atō taiu dōdeka fulaiu huioiu Israēl;The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
Revelation 21:15“wall”Kai tos lalarōtos meta mu echate metrem kalamon chrusouem, hina metrateia tan politan kai toin pulōnoin autau kai tem teichem autau.The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
Revelation 21:17“wall”kai metrata tem teichem autau hekaton tesserakonta tessares pēchoiu, metrem anthrōpou, hem atō angelou.And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.