ἀποθήκη
apothḗkē
barn
A storage place or repository, especially a structure or room for keeping grain, crops, goods, or provisions. In agricultural and domestic contexts, typically denotes a barn, granary, or storehouse; may also refer to a general storeroom or shed in wider usage, depending on context.
Luke 12:24 · Word #14
Lexicon G596
| Lemma | ἀποθήκη |
| Transliteration | apothḗkē |
| Strong's | G596 |
| Definition | A storage place or repository, especially a structure or room for keeping grain, crops, goods, or provisions. In agricultural and domestic contexts, typically denotes a barn, granary, or storehouse; may also refer to a general storeroom or shed in wider usage, depending on context. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | barn |
| Literal | barn |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποθήκη |
| Strong's | G596 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G596-02
storehouse
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS) — functioning as a singular subject-form noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Storehouse" directly reflects the root sense of a place for putting things away (from ἀποτίθημι, to put away). The nominative feminine singular form denotes one such storage place as a discrete entity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
storehouse
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 renders 'apotheke' as 'storehouse', reflecting the general sense of a place for storing goods; in context, this is faithful to the meaning and not less accurate than 'barn'. |