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μεμβράνα

Strong’s: G3200

Associated OET lemmas: μεμβράνα

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: μεμβράνα; -ης

Sense 1: parchment, books made of parchment

Semantic entry: 6.59

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Instruments Used in Marking and Writing

Definition: a sheet of specially prepared animal skin on which one could write with pen and ink; books or scrolls made of such skin

Notes: In RV TI2 4:13 · LV TI2 4:13 · Read together TI2 4:13 the reference may be to documents written on parchment or to blank sheets of parchment. Sheets of parchment were either sewn together in long scrolls or, in later developments, bound together into book form (see 6.66: μεμβράνα).

Further resources: realia:1.7.8

TI2 4:13: RV TI2 4:13 · LV TI2 4:13 · Read together TI2 4:13

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OET-RV TI2 4:13

13 When you come, bring the coat that I left with Karpos in Troias, along with the scrolls and most of the parchments.

OET-LV TI2 4:13

13 The cloak that I _left _behind in Trōias with Karpos, be _bringing on _coming, and the scrolls, most _of _all the parchments.

Sense 2: books (or scrolls) made of parchment

Semantic entry: 6.66

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Instruments Used in Marking and Writing

Notes: As noted in 6.59: μεμβράνα, μεμβράνα[a]) or of books written on parchment (μεμβράνα[b]).

TI2 4:13: RV TI2 4:13 · LV TI2 4:13 · Read together TI2 4:13

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OET-RV TI2 4:13

13 When you come, bring the coat that I left with Karpos in Troias, along with the scrolls and most of the parchments.

OET-LV TI2 4:13

13 The cloak that I _left _behind in Trōias with Karpos, be _bringing on _coming, and the scrolls, most _of _all the parchments.