noun · feminine
kaisareias
GreekΚαισάρεια (kaisareia)
Strong’sG2542
Caesarea
stem kaisarei-17 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Καισαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2542 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkahee-sar'-i-a
Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine
Fromfrom G2541;
King JamesCæsarea.
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 | kaisareias | kaisareiais |
| object accusative | kaisareian10×Καισάρειαν | kaisareiain |
| direct address vocative | kaisareiar | kaisareiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kaisareiau6×Καισαρείας | kaisareiaiu |
| to, for dative | kaisareia1×Καισαρείᾳ | kaisareiai |
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
kaisareia 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
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
kaisareian“Caesarea”objectaccusative singular10×
Acts 8:40“Caesarea”Filippos de heuriskita eis Azōtan, kai diercherōtos euangelizete tain politain pantain heōs teu erchara auton eis Kaisareian.But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 9:30“Caesarea”epignōskaratois de tois adelfois katagala auton eis Kaisareian kai exapostelala auton eis Tarsan.When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acts 10:24“Caesarea”ta de epaurion eiserchata eis tan Kaisareian. tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōtos autoin sunkaleratos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin filoin.The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Acts 12:19“Caesarea”Hērōdos de epizētaratos auton kai mē heuriskaratos anakrinaratos toin fulaxoin keleuata apagira, kai katercharatos apo tau Ioudaiau eis Kaisareian diatribate.After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
Acts 18:22“Caesarea”kai katercharatos eis Kaisareian, anabainaratos kai aspazeratos tan ekklēsan, katabainata eis Antiocheian,When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
Acts 21:8“Caesarea”ta de epaurion exercharatois erchana eis Kaisareian, kai eisercharatois eis ton oikon Filippou tou euangelistou arōtou ek toiu hepta menana para auto.Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
Acts 23:33“Caesarea”hotinois eisercharatois eis tan Kaisareian kai anadōaratois tan epistolan to hēgemōno paristanala kai ton Paulon auto.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
Acts 25:4“Caesarea”tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērirō ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellarō en tache ekporeuerō;But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Acts 25:6“Caesarea”Diatribaratos de en autoi hēmerain ouk polloterain oktō ē deka, katabainaratos eis Kaisareian, ta epaurion kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu keleuata ton Paulon agira.After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
Acts 25:13“Caesarea”Hēmeraiu de diaginerataiu tinaiu Agrippaos tos basilevos kai Bernikas katantala eis Kaisareian aspazeratois ton Fēston.After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
kaisareiau“Caesarea”of, belonging togenitive singular6×
Matthew 16:13“Caesarea”Ercharatos de tos Iēsus eis teim mereim Kaisareiau tau Filippou erōtate toin mathētoin autou legarōtos; Tinon legalō tois anthrōpois arō ton huion tou anthrōpou?When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
Mark 8:27“Caesarea”Kai exerchata tos Iēsus kai tois mathētois autou eis tain kōmain Kaisareiau tau Filippou; kai en ta hoda eperōtate toin mathētoin autou legarōtos autoi; Tinon min legalō tois anthrōpois arō?Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
Acts 11:11“Caesarea”kai idou exautēs treis anērois efistanala epi tan oikian en ha ane, apostelirētois apo Kaisareiau pros min.Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
Acts 21:16“Caesarea”sunerchala de kai toiu mathētoiu apo Kaisareiau sun ni, agarōtois para ho xenizineia Mnasōno tino Kuprio, archaio mathēto.Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
Acts 23:23“Caesarea”Kai proskaleratos tinoin duo toiu hekatontarchēoiu legata; Hetoimazavar stratiōtoin diakosioi hopōs poreuileia heōs Kaisareiau, kai hippevoin hebdomēkonta kai dexiolaboin diakosioi, apo tritau hōrau tau nuxau,Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
Acts 25:1“Caesarea”Fēstos oun epibainaratos ta eparcheia meta treis hēmerain anabainata eis Hierosolumeim apo Kaisareiau,Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
kaisareia“Caesarea”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 10:1“Caesarea”Anēros de tinos en Kaisareia onome Kornēlios, hekatontarchēos ek speirau tau kalirōtau Italikau,At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.