Strong G4125πλευρά
side
- Transliteration
- pleura
- Pronunciation
- plyoo-rah'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Of uncertain affinity; a rib that is (by extension) side: - side.
Detailed definition
πλευρά, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX (frequently pl. as in Hom.) chiefly for צֵלָע;]
the side: Mat.27:49 ([[WH]] R, mg.), Jhn.19:34 20:20, 25 20:27 Act.12:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX (frequently pl. as in Hom.) chiefly for צֵלָע;]
the side: Mat.27:49 ([[WH]] R, mg.), Jhn.19:34 20:20, 25 20:27 Act.12:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4125 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- side5
First verses
- John 19:34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
- John 20:20And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
- John 20:25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
- John 20:27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
- Acts 12:7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
πλευρ-ά, ᾶς, ἡ,
={πλευρόν}, rib, rare in singular, βοὸς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.64; παρὰ τὴν π. ἑκάστην 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 513b29)]: plural, ribs, [Refs ([prev. author] “PA” 654b35.)]
2 plural, generally, side of a man or animal, ἄλλοτ᾽ ἐπὶ πλευρὰς κατακείμενος, ἄλλοτε δ᾽ αὖτε ὕπτιος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.10)]; of both sides, ἀνὰ πλευράς τε καὶ ὤμους [Refs 8th c.BC+ (23.716; οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία ἀμφοτέρωθεν μαστίεται 20.170, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 430, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 71, “Eu.” 843 (Lyric poetry))]: singular, also, of one side, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1260, “Aj.” 834, etc.)]; a side of beef, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 381.5 (3rd c.BC, written πλερά))]: the plural form is variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 826.)]
II side, of things and places, νηὸς πλευραί [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 513; χωρίου 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sisyphus” 388e)]; [Πακτωλοῦ] [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 833)]; of an army, αἱ π. τοῦ πλαισίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.4.22, compare 28, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 25, etc.; παρὰ π. τινὶ εἶναι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.26.6)]; παρὰ π., opposed to κατὰ κεφαλήν, [Refs (“IG” 22.463.72)]
III in Mathematics texts, side of a triangle or other figure, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista 13, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 53d, 54c, etc.: especially)]
III.b side of a rectangle, [Refs ([prev. work] 36c: hence,)]one factor of any product, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Tht.” 148a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1051a26, 3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 7 “Def.” 17, etc.)]
III.c side of a square of cube, and root of a square of cubic number, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.11, 12, “Theologumena Arithmeticae” 11)]; κυβικὴ π. cube root, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 52.4.)]
III.d generator of a cone or cylinder, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου” 1.8, 12.)]
={πλευρόν}, rib, rare in singular, βοὸς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.64; παρὰ τὴν π. ἑκάστην 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 513b29)]: plural, ribs, [Refs ([prev. author] “PA” 654b35.)]
2 plural, generally, side of a man or animal, ἄλλοτ᾽ ἐπὶ πλευρὰς κατακείμενος, ἄλλοτε δ᾽ αὖτε ὕπτιος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.10)]; of both sides, ἀνὰ πλευράς τε καὶ ὤμους [Refs 8th c.BC+ (23.716; οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία ἀμφοτέρωθεν μαστίεται 20.170, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 430, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 71, “Eu.” 843 (Lyric poetry))]: singular, also, of one side, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1260, “Aj.” 834, etc.)]; a side of beef, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 381.5 (3rd c.BC, written πλερά))]: the plural form is variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 826.)]
II side, of things and places, νηὸς πλευραί [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 513; χωρίου 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sisyphus” 388e)]; [Πακτωλοῦ] [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 833)]; of an army, αἱ π. τοῦ πλαισίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.4.22, compare 28, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 25, etc.; παρὰ π. τινὶ εἶναι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.26.6)]; παρὰ π., opposed to κατὰ κεφαλήν, [Refs (“IG” 22.463.72)]
III in Mathematics texts, side of a triangle or other figure, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Sophista 13, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 53d, 54c, etc.: especially)]
III.b side of a rectangle, [Refs ([prev. work] 36c: hence,)]one factor of any product, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Tht.” 148a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1051a26, 3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 7 “Def.” 17, etc.)]
III.c side of a square of cube, and root of a square of cubic number, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.11, 12, “Theologumena Arithmeticae” 11)]; κυβικὴ π. cube root, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 52.4.)]
III.d generator of a cone or cylinder, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου” 1.8, 12.)]