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Nail

ἧλοςStrong’s G2247

hēlos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Hēlos is the Greek word usually translated “nails”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:25 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “nails”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • nails 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἧλος hēlos · nail

    ἧλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Isa.41:7 מַסְמֵר etc. ;] a nail: Jhn.20:25.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “nail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    NAIL, noun

    If the word was originally applied to a claw or talon, the primary sense may be to catch, or it may be a shoot.

    1. The claw or talon of a fowl or other animal.
    2. The horny substance growing at the end of the human fingers and toes.
    3. A small pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, to be driven into a board or other piece of timber, and serving to fasten it to other timber.
    4. A stud or boss; a short nail with a large broad head.
    All definitions and other forms of “nail”
    1. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the 16th of a yard.
    2. On the nail in hand; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail
    3. To hit the nail on the head, to hit or touch the exact point.

    NAIL, verb transitive

    1. To fasten with nails; to unite, close or make compact with nails.
    2. To stud with nails.
    3. To stop the vent of a cannon; to spike.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.