4078. pégnumi
Berean Strong's Lexicon
pégnumi: To fix, to fasten, to set up

Original Word: πήγνυμι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pégnumi
Pronunciation: PAYG-noo-mee
Phonetic Spelling: (payg'-noo-mee)
Definition: To fix, to fasten, to set up
Meaning: I fasten, pitch a tent.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of fixing or establishing is כוּן (kun), Strong's Hebrew #3559, which means to be firm, established, or prepared.

Usage: The Greek verb "pégnumi" primarily means to fix or fasten something securely. It conveys the idea of setting up or establishing something firmly. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the act of establishing or confirming something with certainty.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of fastening or fixing something was significant in various contexts, from construction to legal agreements. The act of setting something up securely was essential for stability and permanence, whether it was a physical structure or a covenant. In the biblical context, this term can also reflect the spiritual idea of being firmly established in faith or doctrine.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to make fast
NASB Translation
pitched (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4078: πήγνυμι

πήγνυμι: 1 aorist ἔπηξα; from Homer down; to make fast, to fix; to fasten together, to build by fastening together: σκηνήν, Hebrews 8:2 (A. V. pitched. Compare: προσπήγνυμι.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
put up, pitch.

A prolonged form of a primary verb (which in its simpler form occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to fix ("peg"), i.e. (specially) to set up (a tent) -- pitch.

Forms and Transliterations
επάγη επάγης έπηξαν έπηξε επηξεν έπηξεν ἔπηξεν παγήσεται πεπήγασι πέπηγεν πεπηγώς πήξας πήξει πήξον πήξουσιν epexen epēxen épexen épēxen
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 8:2 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἀληθινῆς ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος
NAS: which the Lord pitched, not man.
KJV: which the Lord pitched, and not
INT: true which pitched the Lord

Strong's Greek 4078
1 Occurrence


ἔπηξεν — 1 Occ.

















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