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θήκη

MainId: 002341000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: θ

StrongCodes: G2336

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It would be possible to treat θήκη as a semantic derivative of τίθημι[a] ({D:85.32}), but certain specializations of meaning justify its occurrence in this domain of Artifacts.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002341001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: θήκη

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ης

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'τίθημι', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002341001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.119

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Containers

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-17 10:07:04

         DefinitionShort: a case or bag about the size and shape of a sword, used to cover and to carry the sword; made of leather, cloth, metal, or even wood; attached to a strap or belt that could be hung over the shoulder or tied around the waist{N:001}

         Glosses: sheath

         Comments: In this one occurrence of θήκη in the NT, the reference is to a ‘sheath’ for a sword, which may be rendered in some languages as ‘a leather bag for a sword’ or ‘a covering for a sword’ or ‘something in which a sword is carried.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 18:11

      LEXLinks: realia:2.3.1