of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally) Derivation: diminutive of σχοῖνος (a rush or flag-plant;
KJV Usage: small cord, rope.
TBESG:
σχοινίον
rope
G:N-N
σχοινίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of σχοῖνος, a rush), [in LXX chiefly for a rope (prop., one made of rushes): Refs Jhn.2:15, Act.27:32.† (AS)
Thayer:
1) a cord or rope made of rushes 2) a rope
σχοινίον
schoinion
skhoy-nee'-on
Diminutive of σχοῖνος schoinos (a rush or flag plant; of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, that is, grasswithe or tie (genitive case)