noun · masculine
tarsevos
GreekΤαρσεύς (tarseus)
Strong’sG5018
belonging to Tarsus
stem tarsev-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ταρσεύς, -έως, ὁ
(< Ταρσός),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5018 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtar-syoos'
a Tarsean, i.e. native of Tarsus
Fromfrom G5019;
King Jamesof Tarsus.
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 | tarsevos1×Ταρσεὺς | tarsevois |
| object accusative | tarsevon1×Ταρσέα | tarsevoin |
| direct address vocative | tarsevor | tarsevoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | tarsevou | tarsevoiu |
| to, for dative | tarsevo | tarsevoi |
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
tarsevo 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
tarsevos“from Tarsus”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 21:39“from Tarsus”legata de tos Paulos; Mis anthrōpos men amō Ioudaios, Tarsevos tau Kilikiau, ouk asēmau politau politos; demō de su, epitrepasar mi lalara pros ton laon.But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
tarsevon“man from Tarsus”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 9:11“man from Tarsus”tos de kurios pros auton; Anistanaratos poreuisar epi tan ruman tan kalirōtan Euthuan kai zētasar en oikia Ioudaou Saulon onome Tarsevon, idou gar proseuchetō,“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.