Strong G2894κόφινος
basket
- Transliteration
- kophinos
- Pronunciation
- kof'-ee-nos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; a (small) basket: - basket.
Detailed definition
κόφινος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Jdg.6:19 (סַל), Psa.81:6 (דּוּד)*;]
a basket, probably of wicker-work, such as were carried by Jews for food: Mat.14:20 16:9, Mrk.6:43 8:19 9:17 13:8, Jhn.6:13 (cf. σφυρίς).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Jdg.6:19 (סַל), Psa.81:6 (דּוּד)*;]
a basket, probably of wicker-work, such as were carried by Jews for food: Mat.14:20 16:9, Mrk.6:43 8:19 9:17 13:8, Jhn.6:13 (cf. σφυρίς).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2894 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- basket6
First verses
- Matthew 14:20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
- Matthew 16:9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
- Mark 6:43And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
- Mark 8:19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
- Luke 9:17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
- John 6:13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
κόφῐν-ος, ὁ,
basket, accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Anecdota Graeca - Bekker” 102 less _Attic dialect_ than ἄρριχος, found in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1310, “fragment” 349, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 41, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.6, “IG” 22.1672.65, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 4.11, “PPetr.” 3p.312 (3rd c.BC))]; in later times used specially by Jews, [NT+1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Juvenalis, D. Junius Poeta Latinus 3.14, 6.542, cf. NT.Matt.16.9.)]
II Boeotian measure, containing nine Attic choenices, i.e. about two gallons, κ. σίτου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“IG” 7.2712.65, compare 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 13, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 629a13, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
basket, accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Anecdota Graeca - Bekker” 102 less _Attic dialect_ than ἄρριχος, found in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1310, “fragment” 349, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 41, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.6, “IG” 22.1672.65, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 4.11, “PPetr.” 3p.312 (3rd c.BC))]; in later times used specially by Jews, [NT+1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Juvenalis, D. Junius Poeta Latinus 3.14, 6.542, cf. NT.Matt.16.9.)]
II Boeotian measure, containing nine Attic choenices, i.e. about two gallons, κ. σίτου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“IG” 7.2712.65, compare 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 13, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 629a13, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]