What does λίθινος · ὑδρία mean in the Bible?
e. made of stone".
Greek · G3035, G5201
λίθιναι ὑδρίαι
Stone · jar
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λίθινος G3035 stone
Pronunciation líthinos
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ὑδρία G5201 jar
Pronunciation hydría
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What does λίθιναι ὑδρίαι (lithinai hydriai) mean in the Bible?
λίθινος · ὑδρία is a Greek phrase meaning "stony, i.e. made of stone".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3035, G5201?
G3035, G5201 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. stony, i.e. made of stone
Source Gloss
stony, i.e. made of stone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (3)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine John 2:6 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 3:3 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:20 1×
Word Origins
λίθιναι ὑδρίαι is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain