noun · feminine
galilaias
GreekΓαλιλαία (galilaia)
Strong’sG1056
Galilee
stem galilai-61 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ (Heb. הַגָּלִיל, the circle, district),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1056 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgal-il-ah'-yah
Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesGalilee.
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 | galilaias1×Γαλιλαία | galilaiais |
| object accusative | galilaian17×Γαλιλαίαν | galilaiain |
| direct address vocative | galilaiar | galilaiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | galilaiau37×Γαλιλαίας | galilaiaiu |
| to, for dative | galilaia6×Γαλιλαίᾳ | galilaiai |
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
galilaia 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
61 occurrences, every one of them listed
galilaias“Galilee”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 4:15“Galilee”Gēas Zaboulōn kai gēas Nefthalim, hodan thalassau, peran tou Iordanou, Galilaias teiu ethneiu,“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles —
galilaian“Galilee”objectaccusative singular17×
Matthew 4:12“Galilee”Akouaratos de hoti Iōannos paradōita anachōrata eis tan Galilaian.When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Matthew 26:32“Galilee”meta de tem egeirira min proagami vin eis tan Galilaian.But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Matthew 28:7“Galilee”kai tachu poreuiratais legavar toi mathētoi autou hoti Egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai idou proagatō vin eis tan Galilaian, ekei auton horevi; idou legama vi.Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Matthew 28:10“Galilee”tote legatō autai tos Iēsus; Mē fobevōr; hupagavōr apangellavar toi adelfoi mu hina aperchaleia eis tan Galilaian, kakei min horeli.“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Matthew 28:16“Galilee”Tois de hendeka mathētois poreuila eis tan Galilaian eis tem orem hou tasseta autoi tos Iēsus,Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Mark 1:14“Galilee”Kai meta tem paradōira ton Iōannon erchata tos Iēsus eis tan Galilaian kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tou theouAfter the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
Mark 1:39“Galilee”kai erchata kērussarōtos eis tain sunagōgain autoiu eis holan tan Galilaian kai teim daimoneim ekballarōtos.So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Mark 14:28“Galilee”alla meta tem egeirira min proagami vin eis tan Galilaian.But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Mark 16:7“Galilee”alla hupagavōr legavar toi mathētoi autou kai to Petro hoti Proagatō vin eis tan Galilaian; ekei auton horevi, kathōs legata vi.But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
Luke 2:39“Galilee”Kai hōs telala panteim teim kata ton nomon kuriou, epistrefala eis tan Galilaian eis politan heautoiu Nazareth.When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 4:14“Galilee”Kai hupostrefata tos Iēsus en ta dunamia teu pneumeu eis tan Galilaian. kai fēmas exerchata kata holau tau perichōrau peri autou.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
John 1:43“Galilee”Ta epaurion thelata exerchara eis tan Galilaian. kai heuriskatō Filippon kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Akolouthasōr mi.The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
John 4:3“Galilee”afiēkata tan Ioudaian kai aperchata palin eis tan Galilaian.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
John 4:43“Galilee”Meta de tain duo hēmerain exerchata ekeithen eis tan Galilaian;After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
John 4:45“Galilee”hote oun erchata eis tan Galilaian, dechela auton tois Galilaiois, panteim horarētois hoseim poiata en Hierosolumei en ta heorta, kai autois gar erchala eis tan heortan.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
John 4:47“Galilee”houtos akouaratos hoti Iēsus hēkatō ek tau Ioudaiau eis tan Galilaian aperchata pros auton kai erōtate hina katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate gar apothnēskarō.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
John 4:54“Galilee”houtem de palin deuterem sēmem poiata tos Iēsus ercharatos ek tau Ioudaiau eis tan Galilaian.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
galilaiau“Galilee”of, belonging togenitive singular37×
Matthew 2:22“Galilee”akouaratos de hoti Archelaos basilatō tau Ioudaiau anti tou patērou autou Hērōdou fobita ekei aperchara; chrēmatiziratos de kata onarem anachōrata eis teim mereim tau Galilaiau,But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Matthew 3:13“Galilee”Tote paraginetō tos Iēsus apo tau Galilaiau epi ton Iordanon pros ton Iōannon teu baptizira hupo autou.At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Matthew 4:18“Galilee”Peripatarōtos de para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata duo adelfoin, Simōnon ton legirōton Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou, ballarōtoin amfiblēstrem eis tan thalassan, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Matthew 4:25“Galilee”kai akolouthala auto ochlois pollois apo tau Galilaiau kai Dekapoliau kai Hierosolumeiu kai Ioudaiau kai peran tou Iordanou.Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 15:29“Galilee”Kai metabainaratos ekeithen tos Iēsus erchata para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau, kai anabainaratos eis tem orem kathete ekei.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
Matthew 19:1“Galilee”Kai gineta hote telata tos Iēsus toin logoin houtoin, metairata apo tau Galilaiau kai erchata eis teim horeim tau Ioudaiau peran tou Iordanou.When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 21:11“Galilee”tois de ochlois legale; Houtos atō tos profētos Iēsus tos apo Nazareth tau Galilaiau.The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Matthew 27:55“Galilee”Ale de ekei gunaikais pollais apo makrothen theōrarōtais, hotinais akolouthala to Iēso apo tau Galilaiau diakonarōtais auto;And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
Mark 1:9“Galilee”Kai gineta en ekeinai tai hēmerai erchata Iēsus apo Nazaret tau Galilaiau kai baptizita eis ton Iordanon hupo Iōannou.In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mark 1:16“Galilee”Kai paragarōtos para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata Simōnon kai Andreon ton adelfon Simōnou amfiballarōtoin en ta thalassa, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1:28“Galilee”kai exerchata tas akoas autou euthuos pantachou eis holan tan perichōran tau Galilaiau.And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
Mark 3:7“Galilee”Kai tos Iēsus meta toiu mathētoiu autou anachōrata pros tan thalassan; kai pollem plēthem apo tau Galilaiau akolouthata, kai apo tau IoudaiauSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Mark 6:21“Galilee”Kai gineratau hēmerau eukairau hote Hērōdos tei genesiei autou deipnem poiata toi megistanoi autou kai toi chiliarchoi kai toi prōtoi tau Galilaiau,On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Mark 7:31“Galilee”Kai palin exercharatos ek teiu horeiu Turau erchata dia Sidōnau eis tan thalassan tau Galilaiau ana mesem teiu horeiu Dekapoliau.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
Mark 9:30“Galilee”Kakeithen exercharatois paraporeuele dia tau Galilaiau, kai ouk thelate hina tinos gnōskateia;Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,
Luke 1:26“Galilee”En de to mēno to hekto apostelita tos angelos Gabriēl apo tou theou eis politan tau Galilaiau ha onomem NazarethIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Luke 2:4“Galilee”Anabainata de kai Iōsēf apo tau Galilaiau ek politau Nazareth eis tan Ioudaian eis politan David hotinas kalitō Bēthleem, dia tem arō auton ek oikou kai patriau David,So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
Luke 3:1“Galilee”En ete de pentekaidekate tau hēgemoniau Tiberiou Kaisarou, hēgemoneuarōtou Pontiou Pilatou tau Ioudaiau, kai tetraarcharōtou tau Galilaiau Hērōdou, Filippou de tou adelfou autou tetraarcharōtou tau Itouraiau kai Trachōnitiau chōrau, kai Lusaniou tau Abilēnau tetraarcharōtou,In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 4:31“Galilee”Kai katerchata eis Kafarnaoum politan tau Galilaiau. kai ate didaskarōtos autoin en tei sabbatei;Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
Luke 5:17“Galilee”Kai gineta en hena taiu hēmeraiu kai autos ate didaskarōtos, kai ale katherōtois Farisaiois kai nomodidaskalois hois ale ercharētois ek pantau kōmau tau Galilaiau kai Ioudaiau kai Ierousalēm; kai dunamias kuriou ate eis tem ierō auton.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
Luke 8:26“Galilee”Kai kataplala eis tan chōran toiu Gerasēnoiu, hotinas atō antipera tau Galilaiau.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
Luke 17:11“Galilee”Kai gineta en te poreuerō eis Ierousalēm kai autos dierchete dia mesem Samareiau kai Galilaiau.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
Luke 23:5“Galilee”tois de epischuale legarōtois hoti Anaseiatō ton laon didaskarōtos kata holau tau Ioudaiau, kai archeratos apo tau Galilaiau heōs hōde.But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
Luke 23:49“Galilee”histanalelē de pantois tois gnōstois auto makrothen, kai gunaikais tais sunakoloutharōtais auto apo tau Galilaiau, horarōtais houteim.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
Luke 23:55“Galilee”katakoloutharatais de tais gunaikais, hotinais ale sunercharētais ek tau Galilaiau auto, theasela tem mnēmeiem kai hōs tithita tem sōmem autou,The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
John 2:1“Galilee”Kai ta hēmera ta trita gamos gineta en Kana tau Galilaiau, kai ate tas mētēras tou Iēsu ekei;On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
John 2:11“Galilee”houtan poiata archan teiu sēmeiu tos Iēsus en Kana tau Galilaiau kai fanerata tan doxan autou, kai pisteuala eis auton tois mathētois autou.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
John 4:46“Galilee”Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou poiata tem hudōrem oinon. kai ate tinos basilikos hou tos huios asthenate en Kafarnaoum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
John 6:1“Galilee”Meta houteim aperchata tos Iēsus peran tau thalassau tau Galilaiau tau Tiberiadau.After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee ( that is, the Sea of Tiberias ).
John 7:41“Galilee”allois legale; Houtos atō tos christos; tois de legale; Mē gar ek tau Galilaiau tos christos erchetō?Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
John 7:52“Galilee”apokrinila kai legala auto; Mē kai sis ek tau Galilaiau asō? eraunasar kai horasar hoti ek tau Galilaiau profētos ouk egeiritō.“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
John 7:52“Galilee”apokrinila kai legala auto; Mē kai sis ek tau Galilaiau asō? eraunasar kai horasar hoti ek tau Galilaiau profētos ouk egeiritō.“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
John 12:21“Galilee”houtois oun proserchala Filippo to apo Bēthsaida tau Galilaiau, kai erōtale auton legarōtois; Kurior, thelanō ton Iēsun horara.They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
John 21:2“Galilee”ale homou Simōnos Petros kai Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos kai Nathanaēl tos apo Kana tau Galilaiau kai tois tou Zebedaiou kai allois ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
Acts 9:31“Galilee”Tas men oun ekklēsas kata holau tau Ioudaiau kai Galilaiau kai Samareiau echate eirēnan oikodomirōtas, kai poreuerōtas to fobo tou kuriou kai ta paraklēsia teu hagieu pneumeu plēthunite.Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:37“Galilee”vis oidavē tem gineratem rēmem kata holau tau Ioudaiau, archeratos apo tau Galilaiau meta tem baptismem hem kērussata Iōannos,You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
Acts 13:31“Galilee”hos horita epi hēmerain polloterain toi sunanabainaratoi auto apo tau Galilaiau eis Ierousalēm, hotinois nun alō marturois autou pros ton laon.and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
galilaia“Galilee”to, fordative singular6×
Matthew 4:23“Galilee”Kai periagate en hola ta Galilaia, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian en to lao.Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 17:22“Galilee”Sustrefirōtoiu de autoiu en ta Galilaia legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mellatō tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōirō eis cheirain anthrōpoiu,When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
Mark 15:41“Galilee”hais hote ate en ta Galilaia akolouthale auto kai diakonale auto, kai allais pollais tais sunanabainaratais auto eis Hierosolumeim.These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
Luke 24:6“Galilee”ouk atō hōde, alla egeirita. mimnēskivar hōs lalata vi ēti arōtos en ta Galilaia,He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
John 7:1“Galilee”Kai meta houteim peripatate tos Iēsus en ta Galilaia, ouk gar thelate en ta Ioudaia peripatarō, hoti zētale auton tois Ioudaiois apokteinara.After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
John 7:9“Galilee”houteim de legaratos autos menata en ta Galilaia.Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.