Bill Mounce

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πτέρνα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πτέρνα, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
pterna
Simplified transliteration: 
pterna
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4418
GK Number: 
4761
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1c
Gloss: 
heel
Definition: 
the heel, Jn. 13:18*

Greek-English Concordance for πτέρνα

John 13:18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel (pternan | πτέρναν | acc sg fem) against me.’