Lexical Definition
σειρά seirá (si-rah') chain G:N-F
probably from σύρω through its congener
chain.
- akin to αἱρέομαι)
- a chain (as binding or drawing)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σειραῖσ | in chains | 2Pet.2.4 |
| σειραίσ | chains | LXX.Prov.5.22 |
| σειράσ | strands | LXX.Judg.16.13 • LXX.Judg.16.14 |
| σειράν | chain | LXX.Ezek.34.27 |
Abbott-Smith
σειρά, -ᾶς, ἡ [in LXX: Jg 16:13, 14, 19 (מַחְלָפוֺת), Pr 5:22 (חֶבֶל) * ;]
1.
(a) a cord;
(b) a chain (cf. Pr., l.c.): σειραὶ ζόφου, II Pe 2:4, Rec., R, mg. (v.s. σειρός).
2. a lock of hair (Jg, ll. c.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 16:13 · 16:19 |
| Proverbs | 5:22 |
| 2 Peter | 2:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σειρά,
Ionic dialect σειρή, Doric dialect σηρά [Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:— cord, rope, σειράς τ᾽ εὐπλέκτους [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σ. χρυσείη cord of gold, [LXX+8th c.BC+]; σειραὶ ζόφου variant in [NT]
__2 trace (compare σειραφόρος), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 cord or line with a noose, lasso, used by the Sagartians and Sarmatians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 a bandage, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σ. μονομερής, διμερής, κτλ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__5 ἡ σ. τοῦ βίρρου,= cimussatio (probably edge, border), [Refs]
__II metaphorically of an animal's tail, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III σειραὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς locks of hair, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]
__IV metaphorically, line, lineage, Tz.ad [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__V series, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__VI plural, a disease of horses, [Refs]
__VII the front part of the perineum, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Prov.5.22 ☩ 2Pet.2.4 ☩ LXX.Judg.16.13