Ταρσῷ
tarso
Tarsus
perhaps the same as (a flat basket); Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor:--Tarsus.
Acts 22:3 · Word #7
Lexicon G5019
| Lemma | Ταρσός |
| Transliteration | Tarsós |
| Strong's | G5019 |
| In-context | Tarsus |
| Literal | Tarsus |
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
| Lemma | Ταρσός |
| Strong's | G5019 |
SIBI-P1 G5019-01
in Tarsos
| Root | Ταρσός (Tarsos) |
| Core Meanings | Tarsos, prominent city of Cilicia in Asia Minor |
| Semantic Range | The city of Tarsos; by extension, cultural, political, or geographic reference to that urban center in Cilicia. |
| Conceptual Significance | Tarsos 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 Notes | Gr,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 Rationale | The 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 |