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φάτνη

phatnē · manger

Greek word · Strong’s number G5336 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

phatnē (φάτνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “manger”.

A feeding trough for animals; also a stall.

How to say it

phat·nē

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A feeding trough for animals.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

  • Luke 2:7

    And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.

  • Luke 2:12

    And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

  • Luke 2:16

    And they went in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.

  • Luke 13:15

    But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away and give it water?