noun · masculine
nathanaēl
GreekΝαθαναήλ (nathanaēl)
Strong’sG3482
Nathanael
stem nathanaēl-6 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ναθαναήλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. נְתַנְאֵל),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3482 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnath-an-ah-ale'
Nathanaël (i.e. Nathanel), an Israelite and Christian
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesNathanael.
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 | nathanaēl4×Ναθαναήλ | nathanaēl |
| object accusative | nathanaēl2×Ναθαναὴλ | nathanaēl |
| direct address vocative | nathanaēl | nathanaēl |
| of, belonging to genitive | nathanaēl | nathanaēl |
| to, for dative | nathanaēl | nathanaēl |
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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
nathanaēl“Nathanael”subjectnominative singular4×
John 1:46“Nathanael”kai legata auto Nathanaēl; Ek Nazaret dunetō tinem agathem arō? legatō auto tos Filippos; Erchesōr kai horasar.“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
John 1:48“Nathanael”legatō auto Nathanaēl; Pothen min gnōskasō? apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Pro teu sin Filippon fōnara arōton hupo tan sukan horama sin.“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
John 1:49“Nathanael”apokrinita auto Nathanaēl; Rabbi, sis asō tos huios tou theou, sis basilevos asō tou Israēl.“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 21:2“Nathanael”ale homou Simōnos Petros kai Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos kai Nathanaēl tos apo Kana tau Galilaiau kai tois tou Zebedaiou kai allois ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
nathanaēl“Nathanael”objectaccusative singular2×
John 1:45“Nathanael”heuriskatō Filippos ton Nathanaēl kai legatō auto; Hon grafata Mōusos en to nomo kai tois profētois heuriskanē, Iēsun huion tou Iōsēf ton apo Nazaret.Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
John 1:47“Nathanael”horata tos Iēsus ton Nathanaēl ercherōton pros auton kai legatō peri autou; Ide alēthōs Israēlitos en ho dolos ouk atō.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”