Φοινίκης
Phoiníkē
Phoenicia
A coastal region in the eastern Mediterranean, known in Greek as Phoiníkē. The term designates the area inhabited by the Phoenician people, whose principal cities included Tyre and Sidon. Primarily it refers to the territory along the coast north of Galilee, famous in antiquity for seafaring, trade, and the production of purple dye. In certain Hellenistic and Roman sources, it could designate both the land and its inhabitants.
Acts 11:19 · Word #14
Lexicon G5403
| Lemma | Φοινίκη |
| Transliteration | Phoiníkē |
| Strong's | G5403 |
| Definition | A coastal region in the eastern Mediterranean, known in Greek as Phoiníkē. The term designates the area inhabited by the Phoenician people, whose principal cities included Tyre and Sidon. Primarily it refers to the territory along the coast north of Galilee, famous in antiquity for seafaring, trade, and the production of purple dye. In certain Hellenistic and Roman sources, it could designate both the land and its inhabitants. |
Morphology N GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Phoenicia |
| Literal | Phoenicia |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Φοινίκη |
| Strong's | G5403 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5403-02
of Phoenicia
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GFS) — denotes possession, source, or association. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive singular form indicates possession or association, best rendered in English with "of." "Phoenicia" preserves the proper geographic sense rooted in φοινικ-, referring to the palm-land and homeland of the Phoenician people. |
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