noun · feminine
kenchreas
GreekΚεγχρεαί (kenchreai)
Strong’sG2747
Cenchreae
stem kenchre-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κεγχρεαί, v.s. Κενχρεαί.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2747 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkeng-khreh-a'-hee
Cenchreæ, a port of Corinth
Fromprobably from kegchros (millet);
King JamesCencrea.
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 | kenchreas | kenchreais |
| object accusative | kenchrean | kenchreain |
| direct address vocative | kenchrear | kenchreair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kenchreau | kenchreaiu |
| to, for dative | kenchrea | kenchreai2×Κεγχρεαῖς |
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
kenchrea 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kenchreai“Cenchrea”to, fordative plural2×
Acts 18:18“Cenchrea”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Romans 16:1“Cenchrea”Sunistanamō de vi Foiban tan adelfan nu, arōtan kai diakonan tau ekklēsau tau en Kenchreai,I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.