Strong G5109τοῖχος
wall
- Transliteration
- toichos
- Pronunciation
- toy'-khos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Another form of G5038; a wall: - wall.
Detailed definition
τοῖχος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for קִיר;]
a wall, esp. of a house: figuratively, Act.23:3 (cf. τεῖχος).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for קִיר;]
a wall, esp. of a house: figuratively, Act.23:3 (cf. τεῖχος).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5109 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- wall1
First verses
- Acts 23:3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
τοῖχος, ὁ,
wall of a house or enclosure, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.342, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 130, etc.)]; ἅπαντ᾽ ἐρευνῶν τ. uncertain in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1174; τ. δώματος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.212; μεγάροιο 18.374, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.37)]; τ. καὶ θριγκοί (of the αὐλή)[Refs 8th c.BC+ (17.267, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 732; τὸν τῆς αὐλῆς τ. “PEnteux.” 12.3 (3rd c.BC))]; wall of a temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.372.51, +others; οἰκίας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 574d; ἐν τοῖσι τ. ἔγραφ᾽ Ἀθηναῖοι καλοί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 144, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 859a; εἰς τὸν τ. ἀντεγγραψάτω “IG” 12.94.24)]; νόμους ἀναγράφειν εἰς τοῖχον Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.84)]; κοινοὶ τ. party-walls, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 483.101, +others (Pergam., 2nd c.AD))]; τοίχῳ προσιστάμενοι γυμνάζονται [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.144)]: of the side of a tent or hut, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.219, 24.598, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1158.)]
b metaphorically, τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε, as a term of abuse, [NT (NT.Act.23.3.)]
2 plural, sides of a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.420, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 674, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1573, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.36, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.12; τοίχου ἄρχω τοῦ δεξιοῦ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMeretr.” 14.3, compare “JTr.” 49.)]
3 of other things, as the human body, εἰς ἀμφοτέρους τοίχους (by metaphorically from a ship) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 118 (_anapaest meter_), compare 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Asin.” 9)]; of a cup, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 143.2)]; of a vessel, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 359a3)]; of a bath (πύελος), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.709.)]
4 proverbial, τοίχους τοὺς δύο ἐπαλείφειν 'to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds', [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 6.3.15, compare 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)] see at {δύο τοίχου; ὁ εὖ πράττων τ}. 'the snug side of the ship', 'the right side of the hedge', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 537 (Lyric poetry); ἐς το᾽ν εὐτυχῆ τ. χωρεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 89. (Akin to τεῖχος,)] but used in a special sense; later ={τεῖχος}, [LXX (LXX.Isa.25.12, probably so in “JHS” 24.39 (from Cyzicus).))]
wall of a house or enclosure, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.342, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 130, etc.)]; ἅπαντ᾽ ἐρευνῶν τ. uncertain in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1174; τ. δώματος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.212; μεγάροιο 18.374, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.37)]; τ. καὶ θριγκοί (of the αὐλή)[Refs 8th c.BC+ (17.267, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 732; τὸν τῆς αὐλῆς τ. “PEnteux.” 12.3 (3rd c.BC))]; wall of a temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.372.51, +others; οἰκίας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 574d; ἐν τοῖσι τ. ἔγραφ᾽ Ἀθηναῖοι καλοί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 144, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 859a; εἰς τὸν τ. ἀντεγγραψάτω “IG” 12.94.24)]; νόμους ἀναγράφειν εἰς τοῖχον Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.84)]; κοινοὶ τ. party-walls, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 483.101, +others (Pergam., 2nd c.AD))]; τοίχῳ προσιστάμενοι γυμνάζονται [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.144)]: of the side of a tent or hut, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.219, 24.598, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1158.)]
b metaphorically, τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε, as a term of abuse, [NT (NT.Act.23.3.)]
2 plural, sides of a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.420, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 674, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1573, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.36, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.12; τοίχου ἄρχω τοῦ δεξιοῦ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMeretr.” 14.3, compare “JTr.” 49.)]
3 of other things, as the human body, εἰς ἀμφοτέρους τοίχους (by metaphorically from a ship) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 118 (_anapaest meter_), compare 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Asin.” 9)]; of a cup, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 143.2)]; of a vessel, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 359a3)]; of a bath (πύελος), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.709.)]
4 proverbial, τοίχους τοὺς δύο ἐπαλείφειν 'to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds', [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 6.3.15, compare 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)] see at {δύο τοίχου; ὁ εὖ πράττων τ}. 'the snug side of the ship', 'the right side of the hedge', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 537 (Lyric poetry); ἐς το᾽ν εὐτυχῆ τ. χωρεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 89. (Akin to τεῖχος,)] but used in a special sense; later ={τεῖχος}, [LXX (LXX.Isa.25.12, probably so in “JHS” 24.39 (from Cyzicus).))]