Usage: 4 forms in 6 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κνήμην | leg | LXX.Judg.15.8 |
| κνήμασ | legs | LXX.Deut.28.35 • LXX.Isa.47.2 |
| κνήμαισ | lower legs | LXX.Ps.147.10 |
| κνήμαι | His legs | LXX.Song.5.15 |
| legs | LXX.Dan.2.33 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κνήμη (knēmē) shank G:N-F
κνήμη-η,
Doric dialect κνάμα [νᾱ], ἡ, part between knee and ankle, leg, shank, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a horse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'blood is thicker than water', [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__2 Anatomy texts, tibia, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 in plants, stem between two joints, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κνήμηη (variant{μνήμου}) μελίνης uncertain meaning in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II spoke of a wheel, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. OIr. cnāim 'bone', O[Refs 5th c.BC+] hamm 'ham'.)