Basket
σαργάνηStrong’s G4553sarganē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sarganē is the Greek word usually translated “basket”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.”
Meaning
Usually translated “basket”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a basket 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σαργάνη sarganē · basket
σαργάνη, -ης, ἡ 1. a plaited rope (Æsch.). 2. a hamper, a basket made of ropes: 2Co.11:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “basket” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
B'ASKET, noun
- A domestic vessel made of twigs, rushes, splinters or other flexible things interwoven.
- The contents of a basket; as much as a basket will contain; as, a basket of medlars is two bushels.
All definitions and other forms of “basket”
B'ASKET, verb transitive
To put in a basket
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.