noun · masculine
nikolaitos
GreekΝικολαΐτης (nikolaitēs)
Strong’sG3531
a Nicolaitan
stem nikolait-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Νικολαΐτης, -αυ, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3531 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnik-ol-ah-ee'-tace
a Nicolaite, i.e. adherent of Nicolaus
Fromfrom G3532;
King JamesNicolaitane.
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 | nikolaitos | nikolaitois |
| object accusative | nikolaiton | nikolaitoin |
| direct address vocative | nikolaitor | nikolaitoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | nikolaitou | nikolaitoiu2×Νικολαϊτῶν |
| to, for dative | nikolaito | nikolaitoi |
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
nikolaito 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
nikolaitoiu“Nicolaitans”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Revelation 2:6“Nicolaitans”alla houtem echasō hoti misasō teim ergeim toiu Nikolaitoiu, heim kamis misamō.But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Revelation 2:15“Nicolaitans”houtōs echasō kai sis kratarōtoin tan didachan Nikolaitoiu homoiōs.In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.