Lexical Summary phatnē: a manger Original Word: φάτνηTransliteration: phatnē Phonetic Spelling: (fat'-nay) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a manger Meaning: a manger Strong's Concordance manager, stall. From pateomai (to eat); a crib (for fodder) -- manager, stall. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5336: φάτνηφάτνη, φάτνης, ἡ ((πατέομαι to eat; Vanicek, p. 445)), a crib, manger: Luke 2:7, 12, 16; Luke 13:15. (From Homer down; the Sept. for אֵבוּס, Job 39:9; Proverbs 14:4; Isaiah 1:3; plural for רְפָתִים, Habakkuk 3:17.) |
    |