Word Study · Strong's G4979 · Greek

σχοινίον

schoinion

skhoy-nee'-on

Strong's 1890 spelling: schoiníon

“of uncertain derivation)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally)

Rendered in the KJV as

small cord, rope.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

σχοινία1
σχοινίων1

How it is rendered · 2

cords1
ropes1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1

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N-APN · 1
N-GPN · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

John1 of 2 · 50%
Acts1 of 2 · 50%

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John1 occurrence

John 2:15σχοινίωνschoiniōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralSo 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.here: cords

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 27:32σχοινίαschoinianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralSo the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.here: ropes

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