Wall
τεῖχοςStrong’s G5038teichos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Teichos is the Greek word usually translated “wall” and “walls”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wall” and “walls”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wall 7
- walls 1
- a wall 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Acts 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 11:33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
- Hebrews 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Revelation 21:12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
- Revelation 21:14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- Revelation 21:15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
- Revelation 21:17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Greek dictionary
τεῖχος teichos · wall
τεῖχος, -ους, τό [in LXX chiefly for חוֹמָה ;] a wall, esp. that about a town: Act.9:25, 2Co.11:33, Heb.11:30, Rev.21:12-19 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wall” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WALL, noun
[Latin, stake, post, probably originally a fence of stakes, a palisade or stockade; the first rude fortification of uncivilized men.]
- A work or structure of stone, brick or other materials, raised to some highth, and intended for a defense or security.
- Walls, in the plural, is used for fortifications in general; works for defense.
- A defense; means of security or protection. 1 Samuel 25:16
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.