noun · feminine
bernikas
GreekΒερνίκη (bernikē)
Strong’sG959
Bernice
stem bernik-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βερνίκη
(elsewhere Βερενίκη, Macedonian form of Φερενίκη, cf. Veronica, Victoria), -ης, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G959 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bernikas2×Βερνίκη | bernikais |
| object accusative | bernikan | bernikain |
| direct address vocative | bernikar | bernikair |
| of, belonging to genitive | bernikau1×Βερνίκης | bernikaiu |
| to, for dative | bernika | bernikai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bernika is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
bernikas“Bernice”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 25:13“Bernice”Hēmeraiu de diaginerataiu tinaiu Agrippaos tos basilevos kai Bernikas katantala eis Kaisareian aspazeratois ton Fēston.After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Acts 26:30“Bernice”Anistanata tē tos basilevos kai tos hēgemōnos tas tē Bernikas kai tois sunkatherōtois autoi,Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
bernikau“Bernice”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 25:23“Bernice”Ta oun epaurion ercharatou tou Agrippaou kai tau Bernikau meta pollau fantasiau kai eisercharatoiu eis tem akroatēriem sun tē chiliarchoi kai anēroi toi kata exochan tau politau kai keleuaratou tou Fēstou agita tos Paulos.The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.