Sheath
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.
SHEATH,
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).
