HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4356
מִכְלָה
mikh.la.ah — fold
fold, enclosure
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Fold
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GREEK · G8982
πτύξις
ptuxis — fold
fold
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πτυχή
ptuchē — fold
fold
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ἐκ
ek — out from
ἐκ (ἐξ), prep. with genitive, from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492). This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, prep. with genitive, of motion outwards, separation from (opposite to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from. I. Of Place, 1. of motion, out of, forth from, off from: Jhn.6:31, Act.9:3, Gal.1:8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Mat.8:28 17:9, Mrk.1:25 7:28, Jhn.1:33 20:1, Act.12:7, 17 27:30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας) ἐκ, Ju 5, Act.28:4. Metaphorical, Mat.7:4, 5, 1Pe.2:9; ἐκ τ. χειρός (-ῶν), before genitive of person(s), Luk.1:74, Jhn.10:28, 29, 39, Act.12:4 24:7, Rev.19:2; πίνειν (which see) ἐκ; of the place from which an action proceeds, Luk.5:3 (cf. 12:36, Jhn.13:4, 2Co.2:4). 2. Of change from one place or condition to another: Jhn.8:42, Rom.6:13 13:11, Rev.7:14, al.; with ellips. of verb of motion, 2Ti.2:26, 2Pe.2:21, Rev.2:21, al. 3. Of separation or distinction from a number, before collective or pl. nouns: Mat.13:47, 49, Jhn.12:1, Act.3:15, 1Pe.1:3, al.; after εἷς, Mat.10:29 Luk.17:15, al.; οὐδείς, Jhn.7:19, al.; πολλοί, Jhn.11:19, al.; τις, Luk.11:15, al.; τίς, Mat.6:27, al.; in partitive phrase as subject of sentence, Jhn.16:17; Hebraistically, ἐκ μέσου before genitive, = ἐκ (Heb. מִתּוֹךְ), Mat.13:49, al. 4. Of position or direction (so in cl. = ἔξω): ἐκ δεξιῶν (see: δεξιός); ἐξ ἐναντίας, Mrk.15:39 (metaphorically, Tit.2:8); ἐκ ῥιζῶν (i.e., utterly), Mat.11:20. II. Of Time, 1. of the point of time from which, from, since: ἐκ γενετῆς, Jhn.9:1, cf. Mrk.10:20, Luk.23:8, Act.24:10, al. 2. Of succession in time: ἐκ δευτέρου, a second time, Mrk.14:72, al., cf. Mat.26:44; ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας, from day to day, 2Pe.2:8. III. Of Origin, 1. of nativity, lineage, race: κοίτην (ἐν γαστρί) ἔχειν, Rom.9:10, Mat.1:18; γεννᾶν ἐκ, Mat.1:3ff.; γεννᾶσθαι (γίνεσθαι) ἐκ, Jhn.3:6 8:41, Gal.4:4; ἐκ πνεύματος (θεοῦ), Jhn.1:13 3:5ff., al. ἔρχεσθαι, εἶναι, etc., ἐκ τ. πολέως, Jhn.1:44; φυλῆς, Luk.2:36, al.; τ. ἐξουσίας Ἡρῴδου, Luk.23:7; ὁ ὢν ἐκ τ. γῆς, Jhn.3:31. 2. Of the author, occasion or source: Mat.5:37, Jhn.2:16, Rom.2:29, 1Co.8:6, Gal.5:8, al.; ἐκ (τ. θεοῦ, 1Co.7:7, 2Co.5:1, 1Jn.4:7; ἐκ τ. πατρός, Jhn.6:65, al.; ἐκ τ. γῆς ἐστιν, λαλεῖ, Jhn.3:31; εκ καρδίας, Rom.6:17, cf. Mrk.12:30, 1Ti.1:5; ἐκ ψυχῆς, Eph.6:6, Col.3:23; ἐκ πίστεως, Rom.14:23; κρίνειν ἐκ, Luk.19:22, Rev.20:12. 3. Of the agent, after passive verbs: Mat.15:5, Mrk.7:11, 2Co.2:2, al.; frequently in Re after αδικεῖσθαι (2:11), etc. 4. Of cause, dependence, source of supply: τ. πόνου (των), Rev.16:10, 11; τ. φωνῶν, Rev.8:13; ἐκ τούτου, Jhn.6:66 19:12 (but see Meyer, in ll.); ἐκ θεοῦ λαλεῖν, 2Co.2:17; ἐκ τ. ἀληθείας, Jhn.18:37, 1Jn.3:19; ὁ ἐκ πίστεως, Rom.3:26 4:16; οἱ (ὄντες) ἐκ περιτομῆς, Act.11:2, Rom.4:12, Gal.2:12, Col.4:11; πίνειν ἐκ, Mat.26:29, Mrk.14:25, Jhn.4:13, al.; θερίζειν, Gal.6:8; μετέχειν ἐκ (= partit. genitive), 1Co.10:13; with inf., ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν, 2Co.8:11. 5. Of material: Mat.27:29, Jhn.2:15 19:2, Rom.9:21, 1Co.11:12, Rev.18:12, al.; allied to which is its use of price (= cl. genitive): Mat.27:7, cf. ib. 20:2, Act.1:18. IV. By attraction = ἐν (cl.): τὰ ἐκ τ. οἰκιας, Mat.24:17; τ. ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν, Mrk.5:30 (see Field, in l.); ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Luk.11:13. V. Adverbial phrases: ἐξ ἀνάγκης, 2Co.9:7, Heb.7:12; ἐξ ἰσότητος, 2Co.8:13; ἐκ μέρους, 1Co.12:27 13:9-12; ἐκ μέτρου, Jhn.3:34; ἐκ συμφώνου, 1Co.7:5. VI. in composition, ἐκ signifies, 1. procession, removal: ἐκβαίνω, ἐκβάλλω. 2. Opening out, unfolding: ἐκτείνω; metaphorically, ἐξαγγάλλω. 3. Origin: ἔκγονος. 4. Completeness: ἐξαπορέω (see M, Pr., 237), ἐκπληρόω, ἐκτελέω. (AS)
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בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע
be.er she.va — Beersheba
§ Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G833
αὐλή
aulē — palace/courtyard
αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר ;] 1. in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: Jhn.10:1, 16 2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mat.26:3, 58 26:69, Mrk.14:54, 66 15:16 Luk.11:21 22:55, Jhn.18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Rev.11:2. a dwelling, a palace (so, accusative to Grimm-Th., see word): Mat.26:3, 58, Mrk.14:54 15:16, Luk.11:21, Jhn.18:15 (but see MM, see word; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).† (AS)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2263
חָבַק
cha.vaq — to embrace
1) to embrace, clasp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to embrace 1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to embrace
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4164
ποικίλος
poikilos — various
ποικίλος, -η, -ον [in LXX for נָקֹד, רִקְמָה, etc. ;] many-coloured, variegated. Metaphorical, various, manifold: Mat.4:24, Mrk.1:34, Luk.4:40, 2Ti.3:6, Tit.3:3, Heb.2:4 13:9, Jas.1:2, 1Pe.1:6 4:10.† (AS)
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בׇּצְרָה
bots.rah — Bozrah
§ Bozrah = "sheepfold" or "fortress" a town in Edom
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1448
גְּדֵרָה
ge.de.rah — wall
1) wall, hedge 2) sheepfold (construct with 'sheep')
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1834
ἐξηγέομαι
exēgeomai — to tell
ἐξ-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX chiefly for סָפַר pi. ;] to lead, show the way; metaphorically, to unfold, narrate, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.24:35 Act.21:19; with dative of person(s), Act.10:8; θεόν (understood), Jhn.1:18; before ὅσα, Act.15:12; καθώς, Act.15:14.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2859
κόλπος
kolpos — bosom
κόλπος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for חֵיק ;] 1. prop., the bosom: Jhn.13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Luk.16:22-23 (cf. 4Ma.13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jhn.1:18 2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence figuratively, εἰς τὸν κ. Isa.65:6, Jer.32:18 : Luk.6:38 3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Act.27:39.† (AS)
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שִׁבְעָתַיִם
shiv.a.ta.yim — sevenfold
1) sevenfold, seven times 1a) sevenfold, seven times as much 1b) seven times
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8027
שָׁלַשׁ
sha.lash — to do three
1) to do a third time, do three times, divide in three parts 1a) (Piel) to do a third time, divide into three parts 1b) (Pual) to be three years of age, be threefold
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1362
διπλοῦς
diplous — double
διπλόος (poët., διπλός, whence corp. -ότερον), -όη, -όον (-οῦ, -ῆ, -οῦν) [in LXX for כָּפַל, מִשְׁנֶה, and cognates ;] twofold, double: 1Ti.5:17, Rev.18:6; διπλότιρον, in twofold measure: Mat.23:15.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1550
גָּלִיל
ga.lil — turned
adj turning, folding (of doors)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3717
כָּפַל
ka.phal — to double
1) to double, fold double, double over 1a) (Qal) to double over 1b) (Niphal) to be doubled
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חִבֻּק
chib.buq — folding
1) fold (hands), a folding (of the hands), clasping (of the hands) 1a) of laziness (fig.)
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מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם
mish.pat — sheepfold
1) fire-places, ash-heaps 1a) meaning uncertain 2) (CLBL) sheepfolds, saddlebags 2a) meaning uncertain
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4179
πολλαπλασίων
pollaplasiōn — many times more
πολλαπλασίων, -ον (πόλυς), = πολλαπλάσιος, many times more: Mat.19:29, Luk.18:30.† ἑπταπλασίων, -ον, genitive, -ονος, [in LXX for שִׁבְעָתַיִם, Psa.79:12, al. ;] sevenfold: Luk.18:30 (WH, mg., for πολλαπλ- WH, txt., RV; see WH, Notes, 62).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4182
πολυποίκιλος
polupoikilos — manifold
πολυ-ποίκιλος, -ον 1. much variegated, of greatly differing colours (Eur.). 2. manifold: Eph.3:10.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4187
πολυτρόπως
polutropōs — in many ways
πολυτρόπως adv. (πολύτροπος, 1. much turning. 2. manifold ), [in LXX: 4Ma.3:21 A * ;] in many ways or manners: Heb.1:1 (Philo).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4428
πτύσσω
ptussō — to roll up
πτύσσω to fold; of a scroll, to roll up: βιβλίον, Luk.4:20 (cf. ἀνα-πτύσσω).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4512
ῥυτίς
rhutis — wrinkle
a fold or pucker in the face, a wrinkle , Lat. ruga, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
An enclosure for flocks to rest together (Isa. 13:20). Sheep-folds are mentioned Num. 32:16, 24, 36; 2 Sam. 7:8; Zeph. 2:6; John 10:1, etc. It was prophesied of the cities of Ammon (Ezek. 25:5), Aroer (Isa. 17:2), and Judaea, that they would be folds or couching-places for flocks. “Among the pots,” of the Authorized Version (Ps. 68:13), is rightly in the Revised Version, “among the sheepfolds.”
Scripture references
Isaiah 13:20Numbers 32:16Numbers 32:24Numbers 32:362 Samuel 7:8Zephaniah 2:6John 10:1Ezekiel 25:5Isaiah 17:2Psalms 68:13
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.