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σχοῖνος

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Gloss: a rush

Transliteration: schoinos

Strong’s: G9387

1. a rush , Lat. juncus, scirpus, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.
2. a reed , used as an arrow or javelin , (Batrachomyomachia)
3. a place where rushes grow, a rushbed , (Odyssey by Homer)
4. a rush-rope , and generally, a rope, cord , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus)
5. a fence round a garden, [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date>
6. a land-measure , = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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