What does φάτνη (phátnē) mean in the Bible?
φάτνη (phátnē): A manger for animal fodder; in NT specifically Jesus's birth location, symbolizing humble circumstances.
Greek · G5336
φάτνη
A crib (for fodder)
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φάτνηG5336
Pronunciationphátnē
What does φάτνη (phátnē) mean in the Bible?
φάτνη (phátnē): A manger for animal fodder; in NT specifically Jesus's birth location, symbolizing humble circumstances.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5336?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a manger (2), manger (1), stall (1).
Where does φάτνη (phátnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita manger2×Luke 2:7, Luke 2:12
manger1×Luke 2:16
stall1×Luke 13:15
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 2:7
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Luke4
Source forms
φάτνῃ3xphatnēLuke 2:7, Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16
φάτνης1xphatnēsLuke 13:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular3xLuke 2:7, Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xLuke 13:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A manger for animal fodder; in NT specifically Jesus's birth location, symbolizing humble circumstances.
Strong'sG5336
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a crib (for fodder)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:7Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φάτνῃ,fatnh
a manger, feeding-trough
Read verseLuke 2:12Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φάτνῃ.fatnh
a manger, feeding-trough
Read verseLuke 2:16Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φάτνῃ.fatnh
a manger, feeding-trough
Read verseLuke 13:15Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
φάτνης,fatnhv
a manger, feeding-trough
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternDative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 13:151×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:7 · Luke 2:12 · Luke 2:163×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Luke 2:1–7φάτνῃphátnē
Manger, feeding trough
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