Ταρσῷ

tarso

Tarsus

perhaps the same as (a flat basket); Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor:--Tarsus.

G5019

Acts 22:3 · Word #7

Lexicon G5019

LemmaΤαρσός
TransliterationTarsós
Strong'sG5019
In-contextTarsus
LiteralTarsus

Morphology N DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΤαρσός
Strong'sG5019

SIBI-P1 G5019-01

in Tarsos

RootΤαρσός (Tarsos)
Core MeaningsTarsos, prominent city of Cilicia in Asia Minor
Semantic RangeThe city of Tarsos; by extension, cultural, political, or geographic reference to that urban center in Cilicia.
Conceptual SignificanceTarsos was a major Hellenistic city in Cilicia and the birthplace of Saul/Paul (Acts 22:3). Its mention situates narratives within the Greco-Roman world and highlights the intersection of Jewish heritage and Hellenistic culture in the early assembly.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,DFS = noun, dative, feminine, singular. Proper noun in the dative case, indicating location, means, or indirect object; here most naturally locative (“in Tarsos”).
Rendering RationaleThe lemma Ταρσός is a proper noun referring to the city known in English as Tarsus. The form Ταρσῷ is dative feminine singular, which commonly expresses location (“in”), association (“with”), or direction (“to”). Rendering it as “in Tarsos” preserves both the Greek form of the name and the dative singular sense.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root Ταρσός (Tarsos, prominent city of Cilicia in Asia Minor)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5019-02 tarson Tarsos (the city, accusative feminine singular)

Word Usage (3 occurrences of G5019)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 9:30 Ταρσόν tarson Tarsus
Acts 11:25 Ταρσὸν tarson Tarsus
Acts 22:3 Ταρσῷ tarso Tarsus