Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosólyma
Jerusalem
Name for the city of Jerusalem, used especially in Hellenistic and Koine Greek sources. Refers primarily to the city as a geographical, cultural, and political center in the region known as Judea or earlier as the land of Israel. The term can signify not only the physical city but, by extension, its population or the seat of religious tradition, especially in Second Temple and New Testament contexts. In certain contexts may also refer to the broader area associated with Jerusalem.
Mark 10:32 · Word #8
Lexicon G2414
| Lemma | Ἱεροσόλυμα |
| Transliteration | Hierosólyma |
| Strong's | G2414 |
| Definition | Name for the city of Jerusalem, used especially in Hellenistic and Koine Greek sources. Refers primarily to the city as a geographical, cultural, and political center in the region known as Judea or earlier as the land of Israel. The term can signify not only the physical city but, by extension, its population or the seat of religious tradition, especially in Second Temple and New Testament contexts. In certain contexts may also refer to the broader area associated with Jerusalem. |
Morphology N ACC N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Jerusalem |
| Literal | Jerusalem |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Ἱεροσόλυμα |
| Strong's | G2414 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2414-01
Jerusalem
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case; neuter; plural form (proper noun functioning as a singular city name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes the city of Jerusalem as a geographical and religious capital. Although morphologically neuter plural in Greek and here in the accusative case, it functions as a proper place name and is rendered simply as "Jerusalem" in English. |
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