noun · masculine
zakchaios
GreekΖακχαῖος (zakchaios)
Strong’sG2195
Zacchaeus
stem zakchai-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ζακχαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זַכִּי, cf. Ne 7:14, I Es 2:9, LXX Ζακχού),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2195 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzak-chah'-ee-yos
Zacchæus, an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin (compare );
King JamesZacchæus.
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 | zakchaios2×Ζακχαῖος | zakchaiois |
| object accusative | zakchaion | zakchaioin |
| direct address vocative | zakchaior1×Ζακχαῖε | zakchaioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | zakchaiou | zakchaioiu |
| to, for dative | zakchaio | zakchaioi |
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
zakchaio 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zakchaios“Zacchaeus”subjectnominative singular2×
Luke 19:2“Zacchaeus”kai idou anēros onome kalirōtos Zakchaios, kai autos ate architelōnos kai autos plousios;And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
Luke 19:8“Zacchaeus”histaniratos de Zakchaios legata pros ton kurion; Idou teim hēmisueim mu teiu huparcharōteiu, kurior, toi ptōchoi dōamō, kai ei tinou tinem sukofantama apodōamō tetraplouem.But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
zakchaior“Zacchaeus”direct addressvocative singular1×
Luke 19:5“Zacchaeus”kai hōs erchata epi ton topon, anableparatos tos Iēsus legata pros auton; Zakchaior, speudaratos katabainasar, sēmeron gar en to oiko su datō min menara.When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”