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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: τεῖχος

(Strong's #5038 — Noun Neuter — teichos — ti'-khos )

"a wall," especially one around a town, is used (a) literally, Acts 9:25; 2 Corinthians 11:33; Hebrews 11:30; (b) figuratively, of the "wall" of the heavenly city, Revelation 21:12,14,15,17-19 .

2: τοῖχος

(Strong's #5109 — Noun Masculine — toichos — toy'-khos )

"a wall," especially of a house, is used figuratively in Acts 23:3 , "(thou whited) wall."

3: μεσότοιχον

(Strong's #3320 — Noun Neuter — mesotoichon — mes-ot'-oy-khon )

"a partition wall" (mesos, "middle," and No. 2), occurs in Ephesians 2:14 , figuratively of the separation of Gentile from Jew in their unregenerate state, a partition demolished by the Cross for both on acceptance of the Gospel. Cp. PARTITION.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Wall'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/wall.html. 1940.
 
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