Strong's Lexicon
G4078
G4078 — πήγνυμι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4078 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πήγνυμι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a prolonged form of a primary verb (which in its simpler form occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | pegnumi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | payg'-noo-mee |
| Meaning: | 1. to fix 2. (specially) to set up (a tent) |
| KJV Renderings: | pitch |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πήγνυμι: 1 aorist ἔπηξα; from Homer down; to make fast, to fix; to fasten together, to build by fastening together: σκηνήν, Heb 8:2 (A. V. pitched. Compare: προσπήγνυμι.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πήγνυμι (pitch)
Hebrews 8:2
- KJV: A minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man
- GK: των αγίων λειτουργός και της σκηνής της αληθινής ην έπηξεν ο κύριος και ουκ άνθρωπος