noun · feminine
filadelfeias
GreekΦιλαδέλφεια (filadelfeia)
Strong’sG5359
Philadelphia
stem filadelfei-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Φιλαδελφία (Rec. -έλφεια), -ας, ἡ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5359 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfil-ad-el'-fee-ah
Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor
Fromfrom Φιλάδελφος (the same as G5361), a king of Pergamos;
King JamesPhiladelphia.
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 | filadelfeias | filadelfeiais |
| object accusative | filadelfeian1×Φιλαδέλφειαν | filadelfeiain |
| direct address vocative | filadelfeiar | filadelfeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | filadelfeiau | filadelfeiaiu |
| to, for dative | filadelfeia1×Φιλαδελφείᾳ | filadelfeiai |
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
filadelfeia 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
filadelfeian“Philadelphia”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 1:11“Philadelphia”legarōtau; Hem blepasō grafasar eis bibliem kai pempasar tai hepta ekklēsai, eis Efesan kai eis Smurnan kai eis Pergaman kai eis Thuateireim kai eis Sardiain kai eis Filadelfeian kai eis Laodikeian.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
filadelfeia“Philadelphia”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 3:7“Philadelphia”Kai to angelo tau en Filadelfeia ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos hagios, tos alēthinos, tos echarōtos tan kleidan David, tos anoigarōtos kai oudenos kleiati, kai kleiarōtos kai oudenos anoigatō;To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.