noun · feminine
thēkas
Greekθήκη (thēkē)
Strong’sG2336
a scabbard, sheath, receptacle
stem thēk-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θήκη, -ης, ἡ
(< τίθημι), [in LXX: Ex 25:26(27) (בַּיִת), Is 6:13 (מַצֶּבֶת) Is 3:26*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2336 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthay'-kay
a receptacle, i.e. scabbard
Fromfrom G5087;
King Jamessheath.
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 | thēkas | thēkais |
| object accusative | thēkan1×θήκην | thēkain |
| direct address vocative | thēkar | thēkair |
| of, belonging to genitive | thēkau | thēkaiu |
| to, for dative | thēka | thēkai |
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
thēka 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
thēkan“sheath”objectaccusative singular1×
John 18:11“sheath”legata oun tos Iēsus to Petro; Ballasar tan machairan eis tan thēkan; tem potēriem hem dōatē mi tos patēros ouk mē pinameia autem?“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”