noun · feminine
bithunias
GreekΒιθυνία (bithunia)
Strong’sG978
Bithynia
stem bithuni-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βιθυνία, -ας,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G978 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbee-thoo-nee'-ah
Bithynia, a region of Asia
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesBithynia.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bithunias | bithuniais |
| object accusative | bithunian1×Βιθυνίαν | bithuniain |
| direct address vocative | bithuniar | bithuniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | bithuniau1×Βιθυνίας | bithuniaiu |
| to, for dative | bithunia | bithuniai |
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
bithunia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
bithunian“Bithynia”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 16:7“Bithynia”ercharatois de kata tan Musian peirazale eis tan Bithunian poreuira kai ouk easata autoin tem pneumem Iēsu;And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
bithuniau“Bithynia”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Peter 1:1“Bithynia”Petros apostolos Iēsu Christou eklektoi parepidēmoi diasporau Pontou, Galatiau, Kappadokiau, Asiau, kai Bithuniau,Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen