ἥλων

elon

nails

of uncertain affinity; a stud, i.e. spike:--nail.

G2247

John 20:25 · Word #24

Lexicon G2247

Lemmaἧλος
Transliterationhēlos
Strong'sG2247
In-contextnails
Literalnails

Morphology N GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἧλος
Strong'sG2247

SIBI-P1 G2247-01

of the spikes

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,GMP = noun, genitive case, masculine, plural; denotes possession, source, or relation ("of"), masculine grammatical gender, plural number.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma ἧλος denotes a spike or fastening nail. The form ἥλων is genitive masculine plural, so "of the spikes" preserves the plural number and genitive case, indicating possession, source, or association, while retaining the concrete sense of fastening spikes inherent in the root.

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Word Usage (2 occurrences of G2247)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
John 20:25 ἥλων elon nails
John 20:25 ἥλων elon-2 nails