noun · feminine
nain
GreekΝαΐν (nain)
Strong’sG3484
Nain
stem nain-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ναίν (Rec. Ναΐν), ἡ, indecl. (Heb. נָאִין),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3484 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnah-in'
Nain, a place in Palestine
Fromprobably of Hebrew origin (compare );
King JamesNain.
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 | nain | nain |
| object accusative | nain1×Ναΐν | nain |
| direct address vocative | nain | nain |
| of, belonging to genitive | nain | nain |
| to, for dative | nain | nain |
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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
nain“Nain”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 7:11“Nain”Kai gineta en to hexēs poreuita eis politan kalirōtan Nain, kai sumporeuele auto tois mathētois autou kai ochlos pollos.Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.