Strong G4974σφυρόν
ankle
- Transliteration
- sphuron
- Pronunciation
- sfoo-ron'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a presumed derivative probably of the same as σφαῖρα sphaira (a ball sphere; compare the feminine σφῦρα sphura a hammer); the ankle (as globular): - ancle bone.
Detailed definition
σφυρόν, -οῦ, τό,
[in LXX: Job.41:21 (לָהַט) *;]
the ankle: Act.3:7, Rec. (T, WH, σφυδρόν; see Bl., § 6, 8).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.41:21 (לָהַט) *;]
the ankle: Act.3:7, Rec. (T, WH, σφυδρόν; see Bl., § 6, 8).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4974 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bone1
First verses
- Acts 3:7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
σφῠρ-όν, τό,
ankle, κνῆμαί τε ἰδὲ σφυρά [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.147, compare 518, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Loc. Hom.” 6; ποδῶν τέτρηνε τένοντε ἐς σφυρὸν ἐκ πτέρνης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.397)]; ὀρθῷ ἔστασας ἐπὶ σφυρῷ (metaphorically) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).13; βαίνουσα.. σ. κούφῳ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 586 (Lyric poetry))]; μονόχαλα σ., of a horse, [Refs ([prev. author] “IA” 225 (Lyric poetry))]; τὸ σ. ἐξεκόκκισε put out his ankle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1179)]; τὸ ἔσχατον ἀντικνημίου σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 494a10)]; σ. Ἰφίκλειον the ankle of Iphiclus (the runner), [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Aetia” 3.1.46.)]
II metaphorically, the lower part or edge, foothills, of a mountain, ἐν Παλίου σφυροῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.46, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 6.114 (3rd c.BC: Simmias), 7.501 (4th c.AD: Perses Epigrammaticus), 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 1.165, etc.)]; Λιβύας ἄκρον σφυρόν the very furthest part of Libya, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.77; σ. νήσων 5th-6th c.AD: Musaeus Epicus 45; ὕλης 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 2.1.)]
ankle, κνῆμαί τε ἰδὲ σφυρά [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.147, compare 518, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Loc. Hom.” 6; ποδῶν τέτρηνε τένοντε ἐς σφυρὸν ἐκ πτέρνης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.397)]; ὀρθῷ ἔστασας ἐπὶ σφυρῷ (metaphorically) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).13; βαίνουσα.. σ. κούφῳ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 586 (Lyric poetry))]; μονόχαλα σ., of a horse, [Refs ([prev. author] “IA” 225 (Lyric poetry))]; τὸ σ. ἐξεκόκκισε put out his ankle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1179)]; τὸ ἔσχατον ἀντικνημίου σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 494a10)]; σ. Ἰφίκλειον the ankle of Iphiclus (the runner), [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Aetia” 3.1.46.)]
II metaphorically, the lower part or edge, foothills, of a mountain, ἐν Παλίου σφυροῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.46, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 6.114 (3rd c.BC: Simmias), 7.501 (4th c.AD: Perses Epigrammaticus), 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 1.165, etc.)]; Λιβύας ἄκρον σφυρόν the very furthest part of Libya, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.77; σ. νήσων 5th-6th c.AD: Musaeus Epicus 45; ὕλης 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 2.1.)]