noun · feminine
kafarnaoum
GreekΚαφαρναούμ (kafarnaoum)
Strong’sG2584
Capernaum
stem kafarnaoum-16 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Καφαρναούμ (Καπερ-, Rec., v. WH, App. 160), ἡ (Heb. נַחוּם כְּפַר, Nahum's village),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2584 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidcap-er-nah-oom'
Capernaum (i.e. Caphanachum), a place in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin (probably and );
King JamesCapernaum.
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 | kafarnaoum | kafarnaoum |
| object accusative | kafarnaoum12×Καφαρναοὺμ | kafarnaoum |
| direct address vocative | kafarnaoum2×Καφαρναούμ | kafarnaoum |
| of, belonging to genitive | kafarnaoum | kafarnaoum |
| to, for dative | kafarnaoum2×Καφαρναούμ | kafarnaoum |
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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
kafarnaoum“Capernaum”objectaccusative singular12×
Matthew 4:13“Capernaum”kai kataleiparatos tan Nazara ercharatos katoikata eis Kafarnaoum tan parathalassian en horei Zaboulōn kai Nefthalim;Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Matthew 8:5“Capernaum”Eisercharatou de autou eis Kafarnaoum proserchata auto hekatontarchos parakalarōtos autonWhen Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
Matthew 17:24“Capernaum”Ercharatoiu de autoiu eis Kafarnaoum proserchala tois teim didrachmeim lambarōtois to Petro kai legala; Tos didaskalos vu ouk telatō teim didrachmeim?After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
Mark 1:21“Capernaum”Kai eisporeuelō eis Kafarnaoum. kai euthuos tei sabbatei didaskate eis tan sunagōgan.Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
Mark 2:1“Capernaum”Kai eisercharatos palin eis Kafarnaoum dia hēmeraiu akouita hoti en oiko atō;A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
Mark 9:33“Capernaum”Kai erchala eis Kafarnaoum. kai en ta oikia gineratos eperōtate autoin; Tinem en ta hoda dialogizeve?Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
Luke 4:23“Capernaum”kai legata pros autoin; Pantōs legavi mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana ginerateim eis tan Kafarnaoum poiasar kai hōde en ta patrida su.Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
Luke 4:31“Capernaum”Kai katerchata eis Kafarnaoum politan tau Galilaiau. kai ate didaskarōtos autoin en tei sabbatei;Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
Luke 7:1“Capernaum”Epeidē plērata panteim teim rēmeim autou eis tain akoain tou laou, eiserchata eis Kafarnaoum.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
John 2:12“Capernaum”Meta houtem katabainata eis Kafarnaoum autos kai tas mētēras autou kai tois adelfois kai tois mathētois autou, kai ekei menala ouk pollain hēmerain.After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
John 6:17“Capernaum”kai embainaratois eis ploiem archele peran tau thalassau eis Kafarnaoum. kai skotias ēdē ginatelē kai oupō erchatelē pros autoin tos Iēsus,got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
John 6:24“Capernaum”hote oun horata tos ochlos hoti Iēsus ouk atō ekei oude tois mathētois autou, embainala autois eis teim ploiarieim kai erchala eis Kafarnaoum zētarōtois ton Iēsun.So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
kafarnaoum“Capernaum”direct addressvocative singular2×
Matthew 11:23“Capernaum”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei ginila tais dunamiais tais gineratais en si, menata an mechris tau sēmeron.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Luke 10:15“Capernaum”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs tou hadou katabainisi.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
kafarnaoum“Capernaum”to, fordative singular2×
John 4:46“Capernaum”Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou poiata tem hudōrem oinon. kai ate tinos basilikos hou tos huios asthenate en Kafarnaoum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
John 6:59“Capernaum”houteim legata en sunagōga didaskarōtos en Kafarnaoum.Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.