noun
geitōnos
Greekγείτων (geitōn)
Strong’sG1069
a neighbor
stem geitōn-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 20 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γείτων, -ονος, ὁ, ἡ
(< γῆ), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכֵן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1069 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghi'-tone
a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend
Fromfrom G1093;
King Jamesneighbour.
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 | feminine singular | masculine singular | feminine plural | masculine plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | geitōnas | geitōnos | geitōnais | geitōnois1×γείτονες |
| object accusative | geitōnan | geitōnon | geitōnain1×γείτονας | geitōnoin2×γείτονας |
| direct address vocative | geitōnar | geitōnor | geitōnair | geitōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | geitōnau | geitōnou | geitōnaiu | geitōnoiu |
| to, for dative | geitōna | geitōno | geitōnai | geitōnoi |
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
geitōn 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
geitōnain“neighbors”objectaccusative plural1×
Luke 15:9“neighbors”kai heuriskaratas sunkalatō tain filain kai geitōnain legarōtas; Sunchairivar mi hoti heuriskama tan drachman han apolluama.And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
geitōnois“neighbors”subjectnominative plural1×
John 9:8“neighbors”tois oun geitōnois kai tois theōrarōtois auton tem proterem hoti prosaitos ate legale; Ouk houtos atō tos katherōtos kai prosaitarōtos?At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
geitōnoin“neighbors”objectaccusative plural2×
Luke 14:12“neighbors”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
Luke 15:6“neighbors”kai ercharatos eis ton oikon sunkalatō toin filoin kai toin geitōnoin, legarōtos autoi; Sunchairivar mi hoti heuriskama tem probatem mu tem apolluarētem.comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’