Ἰουδαία
Ioudaía
Judea
Name of the region known as Judea; the territory associated with the historical kingdom and later province of Judah, situated in the southern part of ancient Israel/Palestine. Can denote: (1) the geographic area called Judea, (2) the territory of the old Judahite kingdom, (3) the Roman administrative district established after the exile, or (4) more broadly the land associated with Judean identity and inhabitants.
Mark 1:5 · Word #7
Lexicon G2449
| Lemma | Ἰουδαία |
| Transliteration | Ioudaía |
| Strong's | G2449 |
| Definition | Name of the region known as Judea; the territory associated with the historical kingdom and later province of Judah, situated in the southern part of ancient Israel/Palestine. Can denote: (1) the geographic area called Judea, (2) the territory of the old Judahite kingdom, (3) the Roman administrative district established after the exile, or (4) more broadly the land associated with Judean identity and inhabitants. |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Judea |
| Literal | Judea |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Ἰουδαία |
| Strong's | G2449 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2449-01
Judea
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, nominative (also appears in dative singular in other forms); proper geographic name derived from Ἰουδ-. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the land associated with Judah and the Judean people. As nominative feminine singular, it functions as the proper name of the region itself, best rendered simply as "Judea." |
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