adjective
galilaios
GreekΓαλιλαῖος (galilaios)
Strong’sG1057
a Galilean
stem galilai-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Γαλιλαῖος, -αία, -αῖον,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1057 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgal-ee-lah'-yos
Galilean or belonging to Galilea
Fromfrom G1056;
King JamesGalilean, of Galilee.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | galilaios4×Γαλιλαῖος | galilaias | galilaiem | galilaiois3×Γαλιλαῖοι | galilaiais | galilaieim |
| object accusative | galilaion | galilaian | galilaioin1×Γαλιλαίους | galilaiain | ||
| direct address vocative | galilaior | galilaiar | galilaioir1×Γαλιλαῖοι | galilaiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | galilaiou1×Γαλιλαίου | galilaiau | galilaieu | galilaioiu1×Γαλιλαίων | galilaiaiu | galilaieiu |
| to, for dative | galilaio | galilaia | galilaie | galilaioi | galilaiai | galilaiei |
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
galilai 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
galilaios“galilean”subjectnominative singular4×
Mark 14:70“galilean”tos de palin arnete. kai meta mikrem palin tois paristanarētois legale to Petro; Alēthōs ek autoiu asō, kai gar Galilaios asō kai tas lalias su homoiazatō;But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
Luke 22:59“galilean”kai diistanaratau hōsei hōrau henau allos tinos diischurizete legarōtos; Epi alētheiau kai houtos meta autou ate, kai gar Galilaios atō;About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
Luke 23:6“galilean”Pilatos de akouaratos eperōtata ei tos anthrōpos Galilaios atō,When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
Acts 5:37“galilean”meta houton anistanata Ioudaos tos Galilaios en tai hēmerai tau apografau kai afistanata laon opisō autou; kakeinos apollueta kai pantois hosois peithile auto diaskorpizila.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
galilaiou“galilean”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 26:69“galilean”Tos de Petros kathete exō en ta aula; kai proserchata auto henas paidiskas legarōtas; Kai sis ase meta Iēsu tou Galilaiou;Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
galilaiois“galileans”subjectnominative plural3×
Luke 13:2“galileans”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Dokavō hoti tois Galilaiois houtois hamartōlois para pantoin toin Galilaioin ginela, hoti houteim paschalē?To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
John 4:45“galileans”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.
Acts 2:7“galileans”existanele de kai thaumazale legarōtois; Ouk idou pantois houtois alō tois lalarōtois Galilaiois?Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
galilaioin“galileans”objectaccusative plural1×
Luke 13:2“galileans”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Dokavō hoti tois Galilaiois houtois hamartōlois para pantoin toin Galilaioin ginela, hoti houteim paschalē?To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
galilaioir“of galilee”direct addressvocative plural1×
Acts 1:11“of galilee”hois kai legala; Anēroir Galilaioir, tinem histanavē bleparōtois eis ton ouranon? houtos tos Iēsus tos analambiratos apo vu eis ton ouranon houtōs ercheti hon tropon theaseva auton poreuerōton eis ton ouranon.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
galilaioiu“galileans”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 13:1“galileans”Pareiale de tinois en auto to kairo apangellarōtois auto peri toiu Galilaioiu hoiu tem haimem Pilatos mignuata meta taiu thusiaiu autoiu.At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.