What does ἴχνος (íchnos) mean in the Bible?
ἴχνος (íchnos) is a Greek word meaning "a track (figuratively)".
Greek · G2487
ἴχνος
A track (figuratively)
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ἴχνοςG2487
Pronunciationíchnos
What does ἴχνος (íchnos) mean in the Bible?
ἴχνος (íchnos) is a Greek word meaning "a track (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2487?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include footsteps (3).
Where does ἴχνος (íchnos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 4:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfootsteps3×Romans 4:12, 2 Corinthians 12:18, 1 Peter 2:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 4:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Romans12 Corinthians11 Peter1
Source forms
ἴχνεσιν3xichnesinRomans 4:12, 2 Corinthians 12:18, 1 Peter 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural3xRomans 4:12, 2 Corinthians 12:18, 1 Peter 2:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a track (figuratively)
Strong'sG2487
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a track (figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 4:12Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ἴχνεσιicnesin
a track, footstep
Read verse2 Corinthians 12:18Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ἴχνεσι;icnesin
a track, footstep
Read verse1 Peter 2:21Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ἴχνεσινicnesin
a track, footstep
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternDative (3)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Plural · NeuterRom 4:12 · 2 Cor 12:18 · 1 Pet 2:213×
Word Origins
ἴχνος is built from this root: