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.

G5403

Acts 11:19 · Word #14

Lexicon G5403

LemmaΦοινίκη
TransliterationPhoiníkē
Strong'sG5403
DefinitionA 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

PhrasePhoenicia
LiteralPhoenicia

Lexical Info

LemmaΦοινίκη
Strong'sG5403

SIBI-P1 Translation G5403-02

of Phoenicia

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GFS) — denotes possession, source, or association.
Rendering RationaleThe 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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