Lexical Summary pinax: a board, dish Original Word: πίναξTransliteration: pinax Phonetic Spelling: (pin'-ax) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a board, dish Meaning: a board, dish Strong's Concordance charger, platter. Apparently a form of plax; a plate -- charger, platter. see GREEK plax Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4094: πίναξπίναξ, πίνακος, ὁ (common thought to be from ΠΙΝΟΣ a pine, and so properly, 'a pine-board'; according to the conjecture of Buttmann, Ausf. Spr. i. 74 n., from πναξ for πλάξ (i. e. anything broad and flat (cf. English plank)) with ἰ inserted, as in πινυτός for πνυτος (according to Fick i. 146 from Sanskritpinaka, a stick, staff)), from Homer down; 1. a board, a tablet. 2. a dish, plate, platter: Matthew 14:8, 11; Mark 6:25,(27 Lachmann brackets),28; Luke 11:39; Homer, Odyssey 1, 141; 16, 49; others. |
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