5109. toichos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
toichos: Wall

Original Word: τοῖχος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: toichos
Pronunciation: TOY-khos
Phonetic Spelling: (toy'-khos)
Definition: Wall
Meaning: a wall.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word τείχω (teichō), meaning "to build a wall."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2346 (חומה, chomah): Refers to a wall, often used in the context of city walls or fortifications.

- H7023 (קיר, qir): Refers to a wall, often used in the context of interior or exterior walls of buildings.

Usage: The term "toichos" refers to a wall, typically a structural barrier that encloses or divides spaces. In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically to describe physical walls and spiritual or social barriers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, walls were significant for protection, privacy, and demarcation of property. Cities were often fortified with walls to defend against invaders. In a spiritual context, walls could symbolize separation or division, such as the barrier between Jews and Gentiles or between humanity and God due to sin.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
alt. form of teichos
Definition
a wall
NASB Translation
wall (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5109: τοῖχος

τοῖχος, τοίχου, , from Homer down, the Sept. often for קִיר, a wall (especially of a house; cf. τεῖχος): Acts 23:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wall.

Another form of teichos; a wall -- wall.

see GREEK teichos

Forms and Transliterations
τοιχε τοίχε τοῖχε τοίχοι τοίχοις τοίχον τοίχος τοίχου τοίχους τοίχω τοίχων τοκετού toiche toîche
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 23:3 N-VMS
GRK: ὁ θεός τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε καὶ
NAS: you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit
KJV: thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest
INT: God wall whitewashed And

Strong's Greek 5109
1 Occurrence


τοῖχε — 1 Occ.

















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