noun · masculine
kornēlios
GreekΚορνήλιος (kornēlios)
Strong’sG2883
Cornelius
stem kornēli-8 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κορνήλιος, -ου, ὁ (Lat.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2883 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkor-nay'-lee-os
Cornelius, a Roman
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesCornelius.
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 | kornēlios5×Κορνήλιος | kornēliois |
| object accusative | kornēlion | kornēlioin |
| direct address vocative | kornēlior2×Κορνήλιε | kornēlioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kornēliou1×Κορνηλίου | kornēlioiu |
| to, for dative | kornēlio | kornēlioi |
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
kornēlio 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
kornēlios“Cornelius”subjectnominative singular5×
Acts 10:1“Cornelius”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.
Acts 10:22“Cornelius”tois de legala; Kornēlios hekatontarchēos, anēros dikaios kai foberōtos ton theon marturirōtos tē hupo holeu teu ethneu toiu Ioudaioiu, chrēmatizita hupo angelou hagiou metapempera sin eis ton oikon autou kai akouara rēmeim para su.“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
Acts 10:24“Cornelius”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 10:25“Cornelius”hōs de gineta teu eiserchara ton Petron, sunantaratos auto tos Kornēlios piptaratos epi toin podoin proskunata.As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
Acts 10:30“Cornelius”Kai tos Kornēlios fēate; Apo tetartau hēmerau mechris houtau tau hōrau eme tan enatan proseucherōtos en to oiko mu, kai idou anēros histanata enōpion mu en estha lampraCornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
kornēlior“Cornelius”direct addressvocative singular2×
Acts 10:3“Cornelius”horata en horame fanerōs hōsei peri hōran enatan tau hēmerau angelon tou theou eisercharaton pros auton kai legaraton auto; Kornēlior.One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
Acts 10:31“Cornelius”kai fēatō; Kornēlior, eisakouita su tas proseuchas kai tais eleēmosunais su mimnēskila enōpion tou theou.and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
kornēliou“Cornelius”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 10:17“Cornelius”Hōs de en heauto diaporate tos Petros tinem an atoiō tem horamem hem horata, idou tois anērois tois apostelirētois hupo tou Kornēliou dierōtaratois tan oikian tou Simōnou efistanala epi ton pulōnon,While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.