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στεφάνη (stephanē)

stephanē

a rim

G9168 · Greek · New Testament · 0 verses

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Language
Koine Greek
Testament
New Testament
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Definition

Definition

1. anything that encircles the head, for defence or ornament:
2. the brim of the helmet, projecting behind as well as before, (Iliad by Homer)
3. part of a woman's head-dress, a diadem, coronal , (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;metaphorically, of a city, ἀπὸ στεφάναν κέκαρσαι πύργων thou hast been shorn of thy coronal of towers, (Euripides)
4. the brim or edge of anything, the brow of a hill, edge of a cliff , (Iliad by Homer); of a basket, (Moschus Bucolicus) (ML)