noun · neuter
fantasmem
Greekφάντασμα (fantasma)
Strong’sG5326
an apparition, ghost, spirit
stem fantasm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φάντασμα, -τος, τό
(< φαντάζω), [in LXX: Jb 20:8 A (חִזָּיוֹן), Is 28:7 A, Wi 17:15 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5326 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfan'-tas-mah
(properly concrete) a (mere) show ("phantasm"), i.e. spectre
Fromfrom G5324;
King Jamesspirit.
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 or object direct | fantasmem2×Φάντασμά | fantasmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | fantasmeu | fantasmeiu |
| to, for dative | fantasme | fantasmei |
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
fantasme 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
fantasmem“ghost”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Matthew 14:26“ghost”tois de mathētois horaratois auton epi tau thalassau peripatarōton tarassila legarōtois hoti Fantasmem atō, kai apo tou fobou krazala.When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
Mark 6:49“ghost”tois de horaratois auton epi tau thalassau peripatarōton dokala hoti fantasmem atō kai anakrazala,but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost —