Ἀβραὰμ

abraam

of Hebrew origin (אַבְרָהָם); Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch:--Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)

G11

Romans 4:13 · Word #8

Lexicon G11

LemmaἈβραάμ
TransliterationAbraám
Strong'sG11

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaἈβραάμ
Strong'sG11

SIBI-P1 G11-01

Abraham (masculine singular proper name; Abraham/of Abraham/to Abraham as context requires)

RootἈβραάμ (Abraam)
Core MeaningsAbraham, father of a multitude, Hebrew patriarch
Semantic RangeThe personal name of the Hebrew patriarch; representative ancestor of Israel; exemplar of faith; covenant recipient.
Conceptual SignificanceAbraham is the covenant patriarch to whom the promises of land, seed, and blessing were given. In the Greek Scriptures, his name functions theologically as a touchstone for covenant identity, faith, justification, and the inclusion of the nations.
Morphological NotesProper noun, masculine singular, indeclinable; appears in nominative (NMSI), genitive (GMSI), accusative (AMSI), and dative (DMSI) forms without change in spelling; case determined by syntactic function.
Rendering RationaleἈβραάμ is an indeclinable masculine singular proper noun in Greek, with case (nominative, genitive, accusative, dative) indicated by syntax rather than change in form. The rendering preserves the personal name while noting that its grammatical role (e.g., of Abraham, to Abraham) is determined by case usage in context.

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Word Usage (73 occurrences of G11)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:1 Ἀβραάμ abraam of Abraham
Matthew 1:2 Ἀβραὰμ abraam Abraham
Matthew 1:17 Ἀβραὰμ abraam Abraham