Strong's Lexicon
G939
G939 — βάσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G939 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βάσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from baino "to walk" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | basis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bas'-ece |
| Meaning: | 1. a pace ("base") 2. (by implication) the foot |
| KJV Renderings: | foot |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βάσις, βάσεως, ἡ (ΒΑΩ, βαίνω);
1. a stepping, walking (Aeschylus, Sophocles, others).
2. that with which one steps, the foot: Act 3:7 (Plato, Tim., p. 92{a}, et al.; Wis 13:18).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βάσις (foot)
Acts 3:7
- KJV: And he took him by the right hand and lifted up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength
- GK: και πιάσας αυτόν της δεξιάς χειρός ήγειρε παραχρήμα δε εστερεώθησαν αυτού αι βάσεις και τα σφυρά