Difference between revisions of "Sheath"
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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79303" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79303" /> == | ||
<div> 1: | <div> '''1: θήκη ''' (Strong'S #2336 Noun [[Feminine]] theke thay'-kay ) </div> <p> "a place to put something in" (akin to tithemi, "to put"), "a receptacle, chest, case," is used of the "sheath" of a sword, John 18:11 . </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_173896" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_173896" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. </p> <p> (3): (n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. </p> <p> (4): (n.) One of the elytra of an insect. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the elytra of an insect. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63118" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63118" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Sheath,]] n. </p> 1. [[A]] case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument a scabbard. [[A]] sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense. 2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. 3. Any thin covering for defense the wing-case of an insect. <p> [[Sheath,]] </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43775" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43775" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53921" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53921" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Sheath]] </strong> . See [[Armour]] Arms, 1 ( <em> c </em> ). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60635" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60635" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. נָדָן , nadan, 1 Chronicles 21:27; תִּעִר, taar, 1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 20:8; Ezekiel 21:3-5; Ezekiel 21:30; "scabbard," Jeremiah 47:6; θήκη, John 18:11), the case in which a dagger or sword blade is carried. (See [[Knife]]); (See [[Sword]]). </p> | <p> (Heb. נָדָן '', nadan,'' 1 Chronicles 21:27; תִּעִר, ''taar,'' 1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 20:8; Ezekiel 21:3-5; Ezekiel 21:30; "scabbard," Jeremiah 47:6; θήκη, John 18:11), the ''case'' in which a dagger or sword blade is carried. (See [[Knife]]); (See [[Sword]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 12 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"a place to put something in" (akin to tithemi, "to put"), "a receptacle, chest, case," is used of the "sheath" of a sword, John 18:11 .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
(2): ( n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
(3): ( n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
(4): ( n.) One of the elytra of an insect.
King James Dictionary [3]
Sheath, n.
1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense. 2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. 3. Any thin covering for defense the wing-case of an insect.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
Sheath . See Armour Arms, 1 ( c ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. נָדָן , nadan, 1 Chronicles 21:27; תִּעִר, taar, 1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 20:8; Ezekiel 21:3-5; Ezekiel 21:30; "scabbard," Jeremiah 47:6; θήκη, John 18:11), the case in which a dagger or sword blade is carried. (See Knife); (See Sword).
