noun · feminine
kana
GreekΚανά (kana)
Strong’sG2580
Cana
stem kan-4 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κανά (Rec. -νᾶ), ἡ, indecl.,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2580 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkan-ah'
Cana, a place in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin (compare );
King JamesCana.
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 | kana | kana |
| object accusative | kana1×Κανὰ | kana |
| direct address vocative | kana | kana |
| of, belonging to genitive | kana1×Κανὰ | kana |
| to, for dative | kana2×Κανὰ | kana |
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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kana“Cana”objectaccusative singular1×
John 4:46“Cana”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.
kana“Cana”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 21:2“Cana”ale homou Simōnos Petros kai Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos kai Nathanaēl tos apo Kana tau Galilaiau kai tois tou Zebedaiou kai allois ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
kana“Cana”to, fordative singular2×
John 2:1“Cana”Kai ta hēmera ta trita gamos gineta en Kana tau Galilaiau, kai ate tas mētēras tou Iēsu ekei;On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
John 2:11“Cana”houtan poiata archan teiu sēmeiu tos Iēsus en Kana tau Galilaiau kai fanerata tan doxan autou, kai pisteuala eis auton tois mathētois autou.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.