noun · feminine
kupras
GreekΚύπρος (kupros)
Strong’sG2954
Cyprus
stem kupr-5 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κύπρος, -ου, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2954 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo'-pros
Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean
Fromof uncertain origin;
King JamesCyprus.
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 | kupras | kuprais |
| object accusative | kupran4×Κύπρον | kuprain |
| direct address vocative | kuprar | kuprair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kuprau1×Κύπρου | kupraiu |
| to, for dative | kupra | kuprai |
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
kupra 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
kupran“Cyprus”objectaccusative singular4×
Acts 13:4“Cyprus”Autois men oun ekpempiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu katerchala eis Seleukeian, ekeithen tē apoplala eis Kupran,So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
Acts 15:39“Cyprus”gineta de paroxusmos hōste apochōrizira autoin apo allēloiu, ton tē Barnabaon paralambaraton ton Markon ekplara eis Kupran,Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
Acts 21:3“Cyprus”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Acts 27:4“Cyprus”kakeithen anagiratois hupoplana tan Kupran dia tem toin anemoin arō enantioin,After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
kuprau“Cyprus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 11:19“Cyprus”Tois men oun diaspeiriratois apo tau thlipsiau tau gineratau epi Stefano dierchala heōs Foinikau kai Kuprau kai Antiocheiau mēdeno lalarōtois ton logon ei mē monem Ioudaioi.Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.