θήκηthḗkē

a receptacle, i.e. scabbard

Greek (New Testament) · G2336

Meanings

a receptacle, chest, case: of the sheath of a sword, John 18:11.

Same root

τίθημιtíthēmi · G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

John 18:11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?”

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.