Word Study · Strong's G5336 · Greek
φάτνη
phatne
fat'-nay
Strong's 1890 spelling: phátnē
“a crib (for fodder)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a crib (for fodder)
Rendered in the KJV as
manager, stall.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- φάτνῃ.2
- φάτνῃ,1
- φάτνης,1
How it is rendered · 4
- a manger,1
- a manger.1
- manger.1
- stall,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF · 3
- N-GSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 2:7φάτνῃ,phatnēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.here: a manger,
- Luke 2:12φάτνῃ.phatnēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”here: a manger.
- Luke 2:16φάτνῃ.phatnēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSo they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.here: manger.
- Luke 13:15φάτνης,phatnēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?here: stall,