κολωνία
kolōnía
a colony
A settlement or town established by Roman authority, particularly for veterans or Roman citizens, often with privileged status and some degree of self-governance. More broadly, a municipally organized community modeled on Roman institutions and legal structures. In New Testament and Hellenistic contexts, specifically denotes a city granted Roman colony status with associated civic and legal privileges.
Acts 16:12 · Word #11
Lexicon G2862
| Lemma | κολωνία |
| Transliteration | kolōnía |
| Strong's | G2862 |
| Definition | A settlement or town established by Roman authority, particularly for veterans or Roman citizens, often with privileged status and some degree of self-governance. More broadly, a municipally organized community modeled on Roman institutions and legal structures. In New Testament and Hellenistic contexts, specifically denotes a city granted Roman colony status with associated civic and legal privileges. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a colony |
| Literal | colony |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κολωνία |
| Strong's | G2862 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2862-01
a Roman colony
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); functions as a subject or predicate nominative in singular feminine form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a municipally organized settlement established under Roman authority with specific civic status and privileges. Rendering it as "a Roman colony" preserves both its institutional meaning and its nominative singular form. |
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