Tablet
πλάξStrong’s G4109plax
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plax is the Greek word usually translated “tablets”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”
Meaning
Usually translated “tablets”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tablets 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
πλάξ plax · tablet
πλάξ, -ακός, ἡ [in LXX for לוּחַ ;] anything flat and broad. 1. a plain (poët.). 2. In late writers (Luc., al.), a flat stone, a tablet: 2Co.3:3, Heb.9:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tablet” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TAB'LET, noun
A small table or flat surface.
- Something flat on which to write, paint, draw or engrave.
- A medicine in a square form.
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.