- Original: φάτνη - Transliteration: Phatne - Phonetic: fat'-nay - Definition: 1. a crib, a manger - Origin: from pateomai (to eat) - TDNT entry: 09:49,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From πατέομαι pateomai (to eat); a crib (for fodder): - manger stall. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • manger, 3 Luke 2:7; Luke 2:12; Luke 2:16