noun · feminine
nēsas
Greekνῆσος (nēsos)
Strong’sG3520
an island
stem nēs-9 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νῆσος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for אִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3520 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnay'-sos
an island
Fromprobably from the base of G3491;
King Jamesisland, isle.
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 | nēsas3×νῆσος | nēsais |
| object accusative | nēsan2×νῆσον | nēsain |
| direct address vocative | nēsar | nēsair |
| of, belonging to genitive | nēsau1×νήσου | nēsaiu |
| to, for dative | nēsa3×νήσῳ | nēsai |
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
nēsa 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
nēsas“island”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 28:1“island”Kai diasōziratois tote epignōskana hoti Melitas tas nēsas kalitō.Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
Revelation 6:14“island”kai tos ouranos apochōrizita hōs bibliem helissirōtem, kai pantem orem kai nēsas ek toiu topoiu auteiu kinila.The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
Revelation 16:20“island”kai pantas nēsas feugata, kai oreim ouk heuriskila.Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
nēsan“island”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 13:6“island”diercharatois de holan tan nēsan achri Pafau heuriskala anēron tinon magon pseudoprofēton Ioudaion ho onomem Bariēsu,They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
Acts 27:26“island”eis nēsan de tinan datō nin ekpiptara.However, we must run aground on some island.”
nēsau“island”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 28:7“island”En de tei peri ton topon ekeinon huparchate chōrieim to prōto tau nēsau onome Poplio, hos anadecheratos nin treis hēmerain filofronōs xenizata.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
nēsa“island”to, fordative singular3×
Acts 28:9“island”houteu de ginerateu kai tois loipois tois en ta nēsa echarōtois astheniain proserchele kai therapeuile,After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
Acts 28:11“island”Meta de treis mēnoin anagina en ploie paracheimazarēte en ta nēsa Alexandrine, parasēme Dioskouroi.After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
Revelation 1:9“island”Mis Iōannos, tos adelfos vu kai sunkoinōnos en ta thlipsia kai basileia kai hupomona en Iēso, ginema en ta nēsa ta kalirōta Patma dia ton logon tou theou kai tan marturian Iēsu.I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.