Ναζωραίου

Nazōraîos

Nazarene

A person from Nazareth; primarily denotes an inhabitant of the town of Nazareth in Galilee. In New Testament usage, Ναζωραῖος is used as a designation for Jesus, identifying him with his place of origin ('Jesus of Nazareth'), and is also applied to his followers in some contexts, typically as an external or polemical label by others. The term does not in itself have intrinsic religious significance but functions as a geographic or group identifier.

G3480

Acts 26:9 · Word #11

Lexicon G3480

LemmaΝαζωραῖος
TransliterationNazōraîos
Strong'sG3480
DefinitionA person from Nazareth; primarily denotes an inhabitant of the town of Nazareth in Galilee. In New Testament usage, Ναζωραῖος is used as a designation for Jesus, identifying him with his place of origin ('Jesus of Nazareth'), and is also applied to his followers in some contexts, typically as an external or polemical label by others. The term does not in itself have intrinsic religious significance but functions as a geographic or group identifier.

Morphology N GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseNazarene
LiteralNazarene

Lexical Info

LemmaΝαζωραῖος
Strong'sG3480

SIBI-P1 Translation G3480-03

of a Nazareth inhabitant

Morphological NotesNoun; genitive masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,GMS); denotes one male person characterized by origin from Nazareth.
Rendering RationaleThe term denotes a person belonging to Nazareth, formed as a geographic demonym. The genitive masculine singular form is reflected by "of," preserving the singular masculine noun in its possessive/relational case.

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