Plax πλάξ
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| πλάξ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | plax |
| Strong's number | G4109 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | tablet |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (1) |
Plax (Greek πλάξ, Strong's G4109) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “tablet”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πλάξ, -ακός, ἡ
[in LXX for לוּחַ ;]
anything flat and broad.
1. a plain (poët.).
2. In late writers (Luc., al.), a flat stone, a tablet: 2Co.3:3, Heb.9:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX for לוּחַ ;]
anything flat and broad.
1. a plain (poët.).
2. In late writers (Luc., al.), a flat stone, a tablet: 2Co.3:3, Heb.9:4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tables (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | stone tablets (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Plax, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 3:3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).