Lexicon :: Strong's G4418 - pterna

πτέρνα
Transliteration
pterna (Key)
Pronunciation
pter'-nah
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
6x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πτέρνα ptérna, pter'-nah; of uncertain derivation; the heel (figuratively):—heel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4418 in the following manner: heel (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4418 in the following manner: heel (1x).

  1. the heel (of the foot)

  2. to lift up the heel against one

    1. to injure one by trickery (figure borrowed either from kicking, or from a wrestler tripping up his antagonist)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πτέρνα ptérna, pter'-nah; of uncertain derivation; the heel (figuratively):—heel.
STRONGS G4418:
πτέρνα, πτέρνης, ἡ, the heel (of the foot): ἐπαίρειν τήν πτέρναν ἐπί τινα, to lift up the heel against one, i. e. dropping the figure (which is borrowed either from kicking, or from a wrestler tripping up his antagonist), to injure one by trickery, John 13:18 after Psalm 41:10 (Ps. 41:9). (Often in Greek writings from Homer down; the Sept. for עָקֵב.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
40:10; 41:10
John
13:18
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