noun · masculine
zacharios
GreekΖαχαρίας (zacharias)
Strong’sG2197
Zechariah
stem zachari-11 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ζαχαρίας, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זְכַרְיָה, זְכַרְיָהוּ);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2197 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzakh-ar-ee'-as
Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesZacharias.
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 | zacharios4×Ζαχαρίας | zachariois |
| object accusative | zacharion2×Ζαχαρίαν | zacharioin |
| direct address vocative | zacharior1×Ζαχαρία | zacharioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | zachariou4×Ζαχαρίου | zacharioiu |
| to, for dative | zachario | zacharioi |
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
zachario 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
zacharios“Zechariah”subjectnominative singular4×
Luke 1:5“Zechariah”Gineta en tai hēmerai Hērōdou basilevou tau Ioudaiau hierevos tinos onome Zacharios ek efēmeriau Abia, kai gunaikas auto ek taiu thugatēraiu Aarōn, kai tem onomem autau Elisabet.In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
Luke 1:12“Zechariah”kai tarassita Zacharios horaratos, kai fobos epipiptata epi auton.When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
Luke 1:18“Zechariah”kai legata Zacharios pros ton angelon; Kata tinem gnōskemi houtem? mis gar amō presbutos kai tas gunaikas mu probainarētas en tai hēmerai autau.“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Luke 1:67“Zechariah”Kai Zacharios tos patēros autou pimplēita pneumeu hagieu kai profēteuata legarōtos;Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
zacharion“Zechariah”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 1:21“Zechariah”Kai ate tos laos prosdokarōtos ton Zacharion, kai thaumazale en te chronizarō en to nao auton.Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
Luke 1:59“Zechariah”Kai gineta en ta hēmera ta ogdoa erchala peritemnara tem paidiem, kai kalale autem epi te onome tou patērou autou Zacharion.On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
zacharior“Zechariah”direct addressvocative singular1×
Luke 1:13“Zechariah”legata de pros auton tos angelos; Mē fobesōr, Zacharior, dioti eisakouita tas deēsias su, kai tas gunaikas su Elisabet gennati huion si, kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iōannon;But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
zachariou“Zechariah”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 23:35“Zechariah”hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchirōtem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Luke 1:40“Zechariah”kai eiserchata eis ton oikon Zachariou kai aspazeta tan Elisabet.where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
Luke 3:2“Zechariah”epi archierevou Hannaou kai Kaiafaou, gineta rēmem theou epi Iōannon ton Zachariou huion en ta erēma.during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Luke 11:51“Zechariah”apo haimeu Habel heōs haimeu Zachariou tou apollueratou metaxu teu thusiastērieu kai tou oikou; nai, legamō vi, ekzētiti apo tau geneau houtau.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.