Strong's Greek · G4094

πίναξ

pínax

charger, platter

Definition

a plate

Derivation

apparently a form of G4109 (πλάξ);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Matthew 14:8

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

Matthew 14:11

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Luke 11:39

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Mark 6:28

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:25

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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