Strong's Lexicon

G5336

G5336 — φάτνη

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekphatnenounOccurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5336
Word:φάτνη
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from pateomai "to eat"
Language:Greek
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:phatne
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:fat'-nay
Meaning:1. a feeding trough (for fodder)
KJV Renderings:manager, stall

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

φάτνη, φάτνης, ((πατέομαι to eat; Vanicek, p. 445)), a crib, manger: Luk 2:7; Luk 2:12; Luk 2:16; Luk 13:15. (From Homer down; the Sept. for àÅáåÌñ, Job 39:9; Pro 14:4; Isa 1:3; plural for øÀôÈúÄéí, Hab 3:17.)

Englishman's Greek Concordance

φάτνη (manager)

Luke 2:7

KJV: And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn
GK: και έτεκε τον υιόν αυτής τον πρωτότοκον και εσπαργάνωσεν αυτόν και ανέκλινεν αυτόν εν τη φάτνη διότι ουκ ην αυτοίς τόπος εν τω καταλύματι

Luke 2:12

KJV: And this a sign unto you Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger
GK: και τούτο υμίν το σημείον ευρήσετε βρέφος εσπαργανωμένον κείμενον εν φάτνη

Luke 2:16

KJV: And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger
GK: και ήλθον σπεύσαντες και ανεύρον την τε Μαριάμ και τον Ιωσήφ και το βρέφος κείμενον εν τη φάτνη

Luke 13:15

KJV: The Lord then answered him and said hypocrite doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the stall and lead away to watering
GK: απεκρίθη ούν αυτώ ο κύριος και είπεν υποκριταί έκαστος υμών τω σαββάτω ου λύει τον βουν αυτού η τον όνον από της φάτνης και απαγαγών ποτίζει
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