noun · feminine
nazaret
GreekΝαζαρέτ (nazaret)
Strong’sG3478
Nazareth
stem nazaret-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ναζαρά
(Mt 4:13—L, -άθ—Lk 4:16), Ναζαρέθ (Mt 21:11, Ac 10:38), Ναζαρέτ (so always Rec.; WH, in foll, instances, where -έθ, T), ἡ, indecl. (Semitic form uncertain),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3478 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnad-zar-eth'
Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesNazareth.
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 | nazaret | nazaret |
| object accusative | nazaret1×Ναζαρέτ | nazaret |
| direct address vocative | nazaret | nazaret |
| of, belonging to genitive | nazaret3×Ναζαρὲτ | nazaret |
| to, for dative | nazaret | nazaret |
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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
nazaret“Nazareth”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 2:23“Nazareth”kai ercharatos katoikata eis politan legirōtan Nazaret, hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia toiu profētoiu hoti Nazōraios kaliti.and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
nazaret“Nazareth”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Mark 1:9“Nazareth”Kai gineta en ekeinai tai hēmerai erchata Iēsus apo Nazaret tau Galilaiau kai baptizita eis ton Iordanon hupo Iōannou.In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
John 1:45“Nazareth”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 1:46“Nazareth”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.