noun · feminine
golgothas
GreekΓολγοθᾶ (golgotha)
Strong’sG1115
Golgotha
stem golgoth-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Γολγοθά (Rec. -θᾶ; WH, mg., Γολγόθ, Jo, l.c., Aram. גָּלְגָּלְתָּא = Heb. גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, LXX, κρανίον, Jg 9:53, II Ki 9:35); indecl. (exc. Mk 15:22, -άν),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1115 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgol-goth-ah'
the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare );
King JamesGolgotha.
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 | golgothas1×Γολγοθα | golgothais |
| object accusative | golgothan2×Γολγοθᾶν | golgothain |
| direct address vocative | golgothar | golgothair |
| of, belonging to genitive | golgothau | golgothaiu |
| to, for dative | golgotha | golgothai |
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
golgotha 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
golgothas“Golgotha”subjectnominative singular1×
John 19:17“Golgotha”kai bastazarōtos heauto ton stauron exerchata eis ton legirōton Kranieu Topon, hem legitō Hebraisti Golgothas,Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
golgothan“Golgotha”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 27:33“Golgotha”Kai ercharatois eis topon legirōton Golgothan, hem atō Kranieu Topos legirōtos,And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Mark 15:22“Golgotha”kai feralō auton epi ton Golgothan topon, hem atō methermēneuirōtem Kranieu Topos.They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.