Sheath
θήκηStrong’s G2336thēkē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Thēkē is the Greek word usually translated “sheath”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?”
Meaning
Usually translated “sheath”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sheath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
θήκη thēkē · sheath
Θήκη, -ης, ἡ (τίθημι), [in LXX: Exo.25:27 (בַּיִת), Isa.6:13 3:26 * ;] a receptacle, chest, case: of the sheath of a sword, Jhn.18:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sheath” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHEATH, noun
- A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
- In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
- Any thin covering for defense; the wing-case of an insect.
All definitions and other forms of “sheath”
SHEATH, verb transitive
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.