Lexicon
στρώννυμι
strōnnumi
G4766
G:V Greek

to spread

6
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

stronnumi describes laying things out on a road or arranging a room or bed for use.

The attested uses divide evenly between laying clothing or branches out on a road and arranging a place for use, including furnished upper rooms and a bed.

Senses in use

  1. Laying garments or branches on a road · common

    In Mark 11:8, the third-person aorist active plural form occurs where many put cloaks on the road; the APB renders the scene, “many spread their cloaks on the road.” In Matthew 21:8, the listed forms occur as the crowd puts clothing and branches on the road; the APB renders them as “spread their own clothing on the road” and “spreading them on the road.”

  2. Arranging a room or bed for use · common

    In Luke 22:12 and Mark 14:15, the perfect passive participle describes a large upper room that the APB calls “furnished.” In Acts 9:34, the second-person aorist active singular form is addressed to Aeneas; the APB renders the command, “make your bed.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the road scenes with “spread” and the upper rooms as “furnished,” while Acts 9:34 has “make your bed.” These are presentations of the clauses rather than fixed renderings of the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture