noun · feminine
harimathaias
GreekἉριμαθαία (harimathaia)
Strong’sG707
Arimathea
stem harimathai-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀριμαθεία
(WH, Ἁρ.), -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Ἁριμαθάιμ, I Ki 1:1, al. (רָמָתַיִם);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G707 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-ee-math-ah'-ee-ah
Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesArimathæa.
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 | harimathaias | harimathaiais |
| object accusative | harimathaian | harimathaiain |
| direct address vocative | harimathaiar | harimathaiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | harimathaiau4×Ἁριμαθαίας | harimathaiaiu |
| to, for dative | harimathaia | harimathaiai |
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
harimathaia 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
harimathaiau“Arimathea”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 27:57“Arimathea”Opsēau de gineratau erchata anthrōpos plousios apo Harimathaiau, tounomem Iōsēf, hos kai autos mathēteuita to Iēso;When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Mark 15:43“Arimathea”ercharatos Iōsēf tos apo Harimathaiau euschēmōnos bouleutos, hos kai autos ate prosdecherōtos tan basileian tou theou, tolmaratos eiserchata pros ton Pilaton kai aiteta tem sōmem tou Iēsu.Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Luke 23:51“Arimathea”houtos ouk ate sunkatatitherētos ta boula kai ta praxia autoiu apo Harimathaiau politau toiu Ioudaioiu, hos prosdechete tan basileian tou theou,who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
John 19:38“Arimathea”Meta de houteim erōtata ton Pilaton Iōsēf apo Harimathaiau, arōtos mathētos tou Iēsu kruptirētos de dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, hina airateia tem sōmem tou Iēsu; kai epitrepata tos Pilatos. erchata oun kai airata tem sōmem autou.Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.