noun · masculine
gamaliēl
GreekΓαμαλιήλ (gamaliēl)
Strong’sG1059
Gamaliel
stem gamaliēl-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Γαμαλιήλ, ὁ (Heb. גַּמְלִיאֵל),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1059 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgam-al-ee-ale'
Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesGamaliel.
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 | gamaliēl1×Γαμαλιήλ | gamaliēl |
| object accusative | gamaliēl | gamaliēl |
| direct address vocative | gamaliēl | gamaliēl |
| of, belonging to genitive | gamaliēl1×Γαμαλιήλ | gamaliēl |
| to, for dative | gamaliēl | gamaliēl |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
gamaliēl“Gamaliel”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 5:34“Gamaliel”anistanaratos de tinos en te sunedrie Farisaios onome Gamaliēl, nomodidaskalos timios panto to lao, keleuata exō brachuem toin anthrōpoin poiara,But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
gamaliēl“Gamaliel”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 22:3“Gamaliel”Mis amō anēros Ioudaios, gennirētos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatrefirētos de en ta polita houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuirētos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos huparcharōtos tou theou kathōs pantois vis avō sēmeron,“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.