GreekG6965Noun (Neuter)
δόρυ
doru
“a wooden spear”
0Occurrences
G6965Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a stem, tree, (Odyssey by Homer):—;commonly a plank or beam, (Homer); *δόρυ νήϊον *a ship's plank, (Homer):—; hence
2.a ship is called δόρυ, like Lat. trabs, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.the shaft of a spear, (Iliad by Homer): then, generally, a spear, pike, (Homer), etc.; *εἰς δόρυ ἀφικνεῖσθαι *to come within a spear's throw, (Xenophon Historicus); *ἐπὶ δόρυ *to the spear-side, i. e. the right hand, opposite to ἐπ᾽ ἀσπίδα, (Xenophon Historicus):—;also, the pole of a standard, (Xenophon Historicus)
4.metaphorically, *δουρὶ κτεατίζειν *to win wealth by the spear, il.; *δορὶ ἑλεῖν *(Thucydides); in [variant datesTragica Adespota to express an armed force.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Neuter)
Morphology Code
G:N-N
Full Description
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
δόρυ appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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