σχοινίον
schoinion · cord, rope
Greek word · Strong’s number G4979 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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schoinion (σχοινίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cord, rope”.
How to say it
schoi·ni·on
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
- A line of twisted fibers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- cords ×1
- ropes ×1
Where it appears
- John 2:15
And making a whip out of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle; and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
- Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall away.