What does τύπος · ἧλος mean in the Bible?
τύπος · ἧλος is a Greek phrase meaning "mark/imprint of the nails".
Greek · G5179, G2247
τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων
Mark/example · nail
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τύπος G5179 mark/example
Pronunciation týpos
An original pattern or mold that others should imitate; foundational exemplar in ethics and doctrine.
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ἧλος G2247 nail
Pronunciation hēlos
A nail; specifically the implement piercing Christ's hands and feet during crucifixion.
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What does τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων (ton typon tōn hēlōn) mean in the Bible?
τύπος · ἧλος is a Greek phrase meaning "mark/imprint of the nails".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5179, G2247?
G5179, G2247 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. mark/imprint of the nails
Source Gloss
mark/imprint of the nails
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 15 Case pattern Accusative (11) Number pattern Singular (12)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 5:14 · 1 Tim 4:12 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 10:6 · 1 Pet 5:3 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 20:25 · Acts 7:44 · Acts 23:25 · Rom 6:17 · Phil 3:17 · 1 Thess 1:7 · 2 Thess 3:9 · Titus 2:7 · Heb 8:5 10×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 7:43 1×
Word Origins
τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων 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