noun · feminine
spanias
GreekΣπανία (spania)
Strong’sG4681
Spain
stem spani-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σπανία, -ας, ἡ
(= cl. Ἑσπερία or Ἰβηρία; late writers adopted the Roman name, Ἱσπανία (I Mac 8:3) or Σ. as here),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4681 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspan-ee'-ah
Spania, a region of Europe
Fromprobably of foreign origin;
King JamesSpain.
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 | spanias | spaniais |
| object accusative | spanian2×Σπανίαν | spaniain |
| direct address vocative | spaniar | spaniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | spaniau | spaniaiu |
| to, for dative | spania | spaniai |
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
spania 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
spanian“Spain”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 15:24“Spain”hōs an poreuemeiō eis tan Spanian, elpizamō gar diaporeuerōtos theasera vin kai hupo vu propempira ekei ean vu prōtem apo mereu empimplēimeiaI hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
Romans 15:28“Spain”houtem oun epitelaratos, kai sfragizeratos autoi ton karpon houton, aperchemi dia vu eis Spanian;So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.