Strong G5518χοῖνιξ
quart
- Transliteration
- choinix
- Pronunciation
- khoy'-nix
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; a chaenix or certain dry measure: - measure.
Detailed definition
χοῖνιξ, -ικος, ἡ
[in LXX: Eze.45:10-11 (בַּת) *;]
a chænix, a dry measure of rather less than a quart: Rev.6:6 (EV, measure).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Eze.45:10-11 (בַּת) *;]
a chænix, a dry measure of rather less than a quart: Rev.6:6 (EV, measure).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5518 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- measure1
First verses
- Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
χοῖνιξ, ῐκος, ἡ,
choenix, a dry measure, especially for corn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.192, etc.)]; the choenix of corn was one man's daily allowance, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ ([prev. author] 7.187; ἡ γὰρ χ. ἡμερησία τροφή 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 8.18)]; given to slaves, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.16)]; hence, ὅς κεν ἐμῆς γε χοίνικος ἅπτηται, i. e. whoever eats of my bread, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.28: proverbial, ἐπὶ χοίνικος καθέζεσθαι,)] i. e. sit idle, live in idleness, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus cited in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 197, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.703f, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.452e, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 1.26)]; οὐδὲ τὴν χ. ἔτι λήψει (of gold) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nav.” 27; χ. Ἀττική (1/48 of the μέδιμνος = 4 κοτύλαι) 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.5.6)]; in Papyrus usually abbreviated χ, as in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 645.11 (3rd c.BC), “POxy.” 1044.3 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II from the like ness of shape, a kind of stocks for fastening the legs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 276, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.129.)]
III ={χοινικίς} VI, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 782 a. 7 (3rd c.BC), probably in “Supp.epigram” 4.447.48 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC).)]
choenix, a dry measure, especially for corn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.192, etc.)]; the choenix of corn was one man's daily allowance, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ ([prev. author] 7.187; ἡ γὰρ χ. ἡμερησία τροφή 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 8.18)]; given to slaves, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.16)]; hence, ὅς κεν ἐμῆς γε χοίνικος ἅπτηται, i. e. whoever eats of my bread, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.28: proverbial, ἐπὶ χοίνικος καθέζεσθαι,)] i. e. sit idle, live in idleness, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus cited in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 197, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.703f, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.452e, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 1.26)]; οὐδὲ τὴν χ. ἔτι λήψει (of gold) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nav.” 27; χ. Ἀττική (1/48 of the μέδιμνος = 4 κοτύλαι) 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.5.6)]; in Papyrus usually abbreviated χ, as in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 645.11 (3rd c.BC), “POxy.” 1044.3 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II from the like ness of shape, a kind of stocks for fastening the legs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 276, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.129.)]
III ={χοινικίς} VI, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 782 a. 7 (3rd c.BC), probably in “Supp.epigram” 4.447.48 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC).)]