Original Word: τοῖχος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: toichos
Pronunciation: TOY-khos
Phonetic Spelling: (toy'-khos)
Definition: a wall.
Meaning: A wall, typically referring to a structure that encloses or separates spaces.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek τοῖχος corresponds to several Hebrew terms for walls, including:
• חוֹמָה (chomah) • Strong's Hebrew 2346, often used to describe city walls or fortifications.
• קִיר (qir) • Strong's Hebrew 7023, referring to a wall, often of a house or building.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the concept of separation and protection, paralleling the Greek usage in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

Usage: The term τοῖχος is used in the New Testament to describe physical walls, often in the context of buildings or city fortifications.

Context: The Greek word τοῖχος appears in the New Testament to denote a wall, particularly in architectural contexts. It is used to describe both literal and metaphorical walls, emphasizing separation or division. In the Berean Standard Bible, τοῖχος is found in passages that highlight the physical structures of cities or buildings, as well as in metaphorical applications to illustrate spiritual truths.

One notable usage of τοῖχος is in the Book of Acts, where it describes the walls of a city. For example, in Acts 9:25, the disciples lower Paul in a basket through an opening in the city wall (τοῖχος) to help him escape from Damascus: "But his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall."

The term also appears in Ephesians 2:14, where Paul uses it metaphorically to describe the division between Jews and Gentiles: "For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility." Here, τοῖχος symbolizes the barrier that Christ has removed, uniting believers into one body.

The use of τοῖχος in the New Testament underscores the significance of walls as both physical barriers and symbols of division. In the context of early Christian teachings, the breaking down of such walls often represents the reconciliation and unity brought about through Christ.

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

STRONGS NT 5109: τοῖχος

τοῖχος, τοίχου, ὁ, 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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