Ἰουδαίαν

ioudaian

Judea

feminine of Ἰουδαῖος (with γῆ implied); the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine:--Judæa.

G2449

John 4:3 · Word #3

Lexicon G2449

LemmaἸουδαία
TransliterationIoudaía
Strong'sG2449
In-contextJudea
LiteralJudea

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaἸουδαία
Strong'sG2449

SIBI-P1 G2449-02

the Judean land (accusative feminine singular)

RootἸουδαία (Ioudaía)
Core MeaningsJudean land, territory of Judah, region of the Judeans
Semantic Rangethe geographic region of Judea; the southern territory of ancient Israel associated with the tribe of Judah; by extension, the Roman province centered around Jerusalem
Conceptual SignificanceἸουδαία denotes the historic and covenantal heartland of the Judeans, encompassing Jerusalem and the Temple. In the New Testament, it represents both a concrete geographic region and a focal point of covenant identity, prophetic fulfillment, and the unfolding of Messiah’s mission.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AFS — noun, accusative case, feminine gender, singular number; functioning as a direct object or object of motion toward in context.
Rendering RationaleἸουδαίαν is the accusative feminine singular form of Ἰουδαία, a proper noun derived from Ἰουδαῖος (Judean), with "land" (γῆ) implied. Rendering it "the Judean land" preserves its connection to the people (the Judeans) and reflects its grammatical function as a feminine singular direct object.

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

Words from Root Ἰουδαία (Judean land, territory of Judah, region of the Judeans)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2449-01 ioudaia the Judean land (feminine singular)
G2453-01 ioudaia the Judean-land (feminine singular)
G2453-02 ioudaian the Judah-land (accusative feminine singular)

Word Usage (44 occurrences of G2449)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:1 Ἰουδαίας ioudaias Judea
Matthew 2:5 Ἰουδαίας ioudaias Judea
Matthew 2:22 Ἰουδαίας ioudaias Judea