noun · feminine
pafas
GreekΠάφος (pafos)
Strong’sG3974
Paphos
stem paf-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Πάφος, -ου, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3974 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpaf'-os
Paphus, a place in Cyprus
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesPaphos.
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 | pafas | pafais |
| object accusative | pafan | pafain |
| direct address vocative | pafar | pafair |
| of, belonging to genitive | pafau2×Πάφου | pafaiu |
| to, for dative | pafa | pafai |
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
pafa 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
pafau“Paphos”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 13:6“Paphos”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 13:13“Paphos”Anagiratois de apo tau Pafau tois peri Paulon erchala eis Pergan tau Pamfuliau; Iōannos de apochōraratos apo autoiu hupostrefata eis Hierosolumeim.After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.