GreekG5038Noun (Neuter)

τεῖχος

teichos

9Occurrences
G5038Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a wall (as formative of a house)

akin to the base of G5088 (τίκτω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a wall, esp. that about a town
LXX: chiefly for חוֹמָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

τεῖχος appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
6
2 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 11:33BSB

But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

Acts 9:25BSB

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

Hebrews 11:30BSB

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

Revelation 21:12BSB

The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

Revelation 21:14BSB

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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