noun · masculine
nikolaos
GreekΝικόλαος (nikolaos)
Strong’sG3532
Nicolaus
stem nikola-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Νικόλαος, -αυ, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3532 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | nikolaos | nikolaois |
| object accusative | nikolaon1×Νικόλαον | nikolaoin |
| direct address vocative | nikolaor | nikolaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | nikolaou | nikolaoiu |
| to, for dative | nikolao | nikolaoi |
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
nikolao 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
nikolaon“Nicolaus”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 6:5“Nicolaus”kai areskata tos logos enōpion panteu teu plētheu, kai eklegela Stefanon, anēron plēros pistiau kai pneumeu hagieu, kai Filippon kai Prochoron kai Nikanōron kai Timōnon kai Parmenaon kai Nikolaon prosēluton Antiochevon,This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.