noun · feminine
tabitha
GreekΤαβιθά (tabitha)
Strong’sG5000
Tabitha, antelope
stem tabith-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ταβιθά, v.s. Ταβειθά.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5000 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtab-ee-thah'
the gazelle; Tabitha (i.e. Tabjetha), a Christian female
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare );
King JamesTabitha.
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 | tabitha1×Ταβιθά | tabitha |
| object accusative | tabitha | tabitha |
| direct address vocative | tabitha1×Ταβιθά | tabitha |
| of, belonging to genitive | tabitha | tabitha |
| to, for dative | tabitha | tabitha |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
tabitha“Tabitha”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 9:36“Tabitha”En Ioppa de tinas ate mathētrias onome Tabitha, has diermēneuirōtas legitō Dorkadas; houtas ate plēras ergeiu agatheiu kai eleēmosunaiu haiu poiate.In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
tabitha“Tabitha”direct addressvocative singular1×
Acts 9:40“Tabitha”ekballaratos de exō pantoin tos Petros kai titharatos teim gonueim proseucheta, kai epistrefaratos pros tem sōmem legata; Tabitha, anistanasar. tas de anoigata toin ofthalmoin autau, kai horaratas ton Petron anakathizata.Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.