noun · masculine
makedōnos
GreekΜακεδών (makedōn)
Strong’sG3110
a Macedonian
stem makedōn-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μακεδών, -όνος, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3110 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-ed'-ohn
a Macedon (Macedonian), i.e. inhabitant of Macedonia
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesof Macedonia, Macedonian.
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 | makedōnos1×Μακεδών | makedōnois1×Μακεδόνες |
| object accusative | makedōnon | makedōnoin1×Μακεδόνας |
| direct address vocative | makedōnor | makedōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | makedōnou1×Μακεδόνος | makedōnoiu |
| to, for dative | makedōno | makedōnoi1×Μακεδόσιν |
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
makedōno 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
makedōnos“of Macedonia”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 16:9“of Macedonia”kai horamem dia nuxau to Paulo horita, anēros Makedōnos tinos ate histanarētos kai parakalarōtos auton kai legarōtos; Diabainaratos eis Makedonian boēthasar ni.During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
makedōnou“Macedonian”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 27:2“Macedonian”epibainaratois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōtou sun ni Aristarchou Makedōnou Thessalonikevou;We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
makedōnois“Macedonians”subjectnominative plural1×
2 Corinthians 9:4“Macedonians”mē pōs ean erchaleia sun mi Makedōnois kai heuriskaleia vin aparaskeuastoin kataischunineia nis, hina mē leganeiō vis, en ta hupostasia houta.Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we — to say nothing of you — would be ashamed of having been so confident.
makedōnoin“Macedonians”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 19:29“Macedonians”kai pimplēita tas politas tau sunchusiau, hormala tē homothumadōs eis tem theatrem sunarpazaratois Gaion kai Aristarchon Makedōnoin, sunekdēmoin Paulou.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
makedōnoi“Macedonians”to, fordative plural1×
2 Corinthians 9:2“Macedonians”oidamē gar tan prothumian vu han huper vu kauchemō Makedōnoi hoti Achaias paraskeuazetē apo perusin, kai tem vu zēlem erethizata toin polloteroin.For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.