Strong's Lexicon
G3057
G3057 — λόγχη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3057 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λόγχη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | perhaps a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | logche |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | long'-khay |
| Meaning: | 1. a "lance" |
| KJV Renderings: | spear |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λόγχη, λογχης, ἡ;
1. the iron point or head of a spear: Herodotus 1, 52; Ken. an. 4, 7, 16, etc.
2. a lance, spear (shaft armed with iron): Joh 19:34. (the Sept.; Pindar, Tragg., and following.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λόγχη (spear)
John 19:34
- KJV: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood and water
- GK: αλλ΄ εις των στρατιωτών λόγχη αυτού την πλευράν ένυξε και ευθέως εξήλθεν αίμα και ύδωρ