Lexical Definition
τετράγωνος tetrágōnos (tet-rag'-o-nos) square G:A
from τέσσαρες and γωνία
foursquare.
- four-cornered, i.e. square
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| τετραγώνων | four-cornered | LXX.Gen.6.14 |
| τετράγωνοσ | foursquare | Rev.21.16 |
| τετράγωνον | four-cornered | LXX.Exod.27.1 • LXX.Exod.28.16 • LXX.Exod.30.2 • LXX.Exod.37.25 • LXX.Exod.38.1 • LXX.Exod.39.9 • LXX.Ezek.43.16 • LXX.Ezek.45.2 • LXX.Ezek.48.20 |
| τετράγωνοι | four-cornered | LXX.1Kgs.7.5 |
| τετράγωνα | four-cornered | LXX.1Kgs.7.31 • LXX.Ezek.41.21 |
Abbott-Smith
τετράγωνος, -ον (< τετρα-, v. supr., + γωνία), [in LXX for רָבוּעַ and cogn. forms ;]
square: Re 21:16 (Hdt., Plat., al.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Revelation | 21:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
τετράγωνος-ος [ᾰ], ον,
with four angles, but usually square, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δοκοὶ τ. squared, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξύλα τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. ἐργασία, of the Hermes-statues, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύκλος τετράγωνοςος ταῖς ἐπιφανείαις a ring with four surfaces, the breadth of the outer and inner equal to the depth of the two sides, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 τὸ τ. a square, [Refs 5th c.BC+], and frequently in Geometry texts, but sometimes of any quadrilateral, [Refs 4th c.BC+] “*Deff.” 100, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__2.b in Tactics, a body of men drawn up in square, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 τ. ἀριθμός a square number, i.e. a number made up of two equal factors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 in quartile aspect, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, square, i.e. perfect as a square, χερσί τε καὶ ποσὶ καὶ νόῳ τετράγωνοςος τετυγμένος [τετράγωνοςον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1411b27, compare “EN” 1100b21. ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III ἱμάτιον τ., of the χλαῖνα which hung square, while the χλαμύς took a circular form, [Refs]; contrasted with the ἡμικύκλιον formed by the Roman toga, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III.2 οἱ ἔμποροι καὶ οἱ τὴν τ. ἐργαζόμενοι perhaps those who trade in the ἀγορὰ τετράγωνοςος, Durrbach Choix d'Inscrr. de Délos [Refs]
__IV adverb -νως[Refs 2nd c.AD+]