Strong's Lexicon
G1739
G1739 — ἐνδόμησις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1739 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐνδόμησις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1722 and a derivative of the base of G1218 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | endomesis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | en-dom'-ay-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. a housing in (residence), i.e. structure |
| KJV Renderings: | building |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐνδόμησις (ἐνδομέω to build in), and ἐνδώμησις T Tr WH ((see WH’s Appendix, p. 152) δωμάω to build), ἐνδομησεως, ἡ, that which is built in (German Einbau): τοῦ τείχους, the material built into the wall, i. e. of which the wall was composed, Rev 21:18; elsewhere only in Josephus, Antiquities 15, 9, 6, of a mole built into the sea to form a breakwater and so construct a harbor.
STRONGS NT 1739: ἐνδώμησιςἐνδώμησις, see ἐνδόμησις.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐνδόμησις (building)
Revelation 21:18
- KJV: And the building of the wall of it was jasper and the city pure gold like unto clear glass
- GK: και ην η ενδόμησις του τείχους αυτής ιάσπις και η πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν όμοιον υέλω καθαρώ