Strong's Lexicon
G1338
G1338 — διϊκνέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1338 |
|---|---|
| Word: | διϊκνέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1223 and the base of G2425 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | diikneomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dee-ik"-neh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to reach through, i.e. penetrate |
| KJV Renderings: | pierce |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
διϊκνέομαι (L WH διϊκνέομαι. (see Iota)), διικνοῦμαι; to go through, penetrate, pierce: Heb 4:12. (Exo 26:28; Thucydides, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others; in Homer transitively, to go through in narrating.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
διϊκνέομαι (pierce)
Hebrews 4:12
- KJV: For the word of God quick and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
- GK: ζων γαρ ο λόγος του θεού και ενεργής και τομώτερος υπέρ πάσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον και διϊκνούμενος άχρι μερισμόυ ψυχής τε και πνεύματος αρμών τε και μυελών και κριτικός ενθυμήσεων και εννοιών καρδίας