noun · feminine
surias
GreekΣυρία (suria)
Strong’sG4947
Syria
stem suri-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Συρία, -ας, ή
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4947 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoo-ree'-ah
Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia
Fromprobably of Hebrew origin ();
King JamesSyria.
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 | surias | suriais |
| object accusative | surian6×Συρίαν | suriain |
| direct address vocative | suriar | suriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | suriau2×Συρίας | suriaiu |
| to, for dative | suria | suriai |
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
suria 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
surian“Syria”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 4:24“Syria”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Acts 15:23“Syria”grafaratois dia cheirau autoiu; Tois apostolois kai tois presbuterois adelfois toi kata tan Antiocheian kai Surian kai Kilikian adelfoi toi ek ethneiu chairarō.and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
Acts 15:41“Syria”dierchete de tan Surian kai tan Kilikian epistērizarōtos tain ekklēsain.And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 18:18“Syria”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Acts 20:3“Syria”poiaratos tē mēnoin treis; gineratau epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōto anagirō eis tan Surian gineta gnōmau teu hupostrefarō dia Makedoniau.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Acts 21:3“Syria”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
suriau“Syria”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 2:2“Syria”houtas apografas prōtas gineta hēgemoneuarōtou tau Suriau Kurēniou;This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Galatians 1:21“Syria”epeita erchama eis teim klimeim tau Suriau kai tau Kilikiau.Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.