noun · feminine
nazareth
GreekΝαζαρέθ (nazareth)
Strong’sG3478
Nazareth
stem nazareth-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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 | nazareth1×Ναζαρὲθ | nazareth |
| object accusative | nazareth2×Ναζαρέθ | nazareth |
| direct address vocative | nazareth | nazareth |
| of, belonging to genitive | nazareth3×Ναζαρὲθ | nazareth |
| to, for dative | nazareth | nazareth |
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
nazareth“Nazareth”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 1:26“Nazareth”En de to mēno to hekto apostelita tos angelos Gabriēl apo tou theou eis politan tau Galilaiau ha onomem NazarethIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
nazareth“Nazareth”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 2:39“Nazareth”Kai hōs telala panteim teim kata ton nomon kuriou, epistrefala eis tan Galilaian eis politan heautoiu Nazareth.When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 2:51“Nazareth”kai katabainata meta autoiu kai erchata eis Nazareth, kai ate hupotassirōtos autoi. kai tas mētēras autou diatērate panteim teim rēmeim houteim en ta kardia autau.Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
nazareth“Nazareth”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 21:11“Nazareth”tois de ochlois legale; Houtos atō tos profētos Iēsus tos apo Nazareth tau Galilaiau.The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Luke 2:4“Nazareth”Anabainata de kai Iōsēf apo tau Galilaiau ek politau Nazareth eis tan Ioudaian eis politan David hotinas kalitō Bēthleem, dia tem arō auton ek oikou kai patriau David,So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
Acts 10:38“Nazareth”Iēsun ton apo Nazareth, hōs chriata auton tos theos pneume hagie kai dunamia, hos dierchata euergetarōtos kai ierōtos pantoin toin katadunasteuirōtoin hupo tou diabolou, hoti tos theos ate meta autou;how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.