Strong G9387σχοῖνος
a rush
- Transliteration
- schoinos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
1. a rush , Lat. juncus, scirpus, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.
2. a reed , used as an arrow or javelin , (Batrachomyomachia)
3. a place where rushes grow, a rushbed , (Odyssey by Homer)
4. a rush-rope , and generally, a rope, cord , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus)
5. a fence round a garden, [variant datesAnthology Palantina
6. a land-measure , = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
2. a reed , used as an arrow or javelin , (Batrachomyomachia)
3. a place where rushes grow, a rushbed , (Odyssey by Homer)
4. a rush-rope , and generally, a rope, cord , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus)
5. a fence round a garden, [variant datesAnthology Palantina
6. a land-measure , = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)