Lexical Definition
πτέρνα ptérna (pter'-nah) heel G:N-F
of uncertain derivation
heel.
- the heel (figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πτέρνησ | at my heel | LXX.Ps.49.5 |
| heel | LXX.Gen.25.26 | |
| πτέρνη | with heel | LXX.Jer.9.4 |
| πτέρνασ | your heels | LXX.Jer.13.22 |
| πτέρναν | heel | LXX.Gen.3.15 • LXX.Gen.49.17 • John.13.18 |
| my heel | LXX.Ps.56.6 | |
| πτέρναισ | heels | LXX.Song.1.8 |
| your heels | LXX.Josh.23.13 | |
| πτέρναι | heels | LXX.Judg.5.22 |
Abbott-Smith
πτέρνα, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for עָקֵב;]
the heel: fig., ἐπαίρειν τὴν π. ἐπί, Jo 13:18(LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 13:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πτέρνα
[Refs 5th c.BC+], later πτέρνᾰ [LXX+3rd c.BC+], ἡ, heel, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; under part of the heel, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; heel-bone, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 hoof, [LXX]
__3 heel of a shoe, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__4 footstep, [LXX]
__II metaphorically, foot or lower part of anything, πύργων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of a mast, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] (but, waist of a ship, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 butt-end of the ἀγκών of a torsion-engine, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of a surgical machine, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III ham (mock Epicism formed from Latin perna), [Refs]; falsa lectio for{πέρνα} in [Refs 6th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.3.15 ☩ LXX.Judg.5.22 ☩ LXX.Song.1.8