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Δαλματία

Dalmatía

G1149 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Dalmatia—a geographical region along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, known in antiquity as a province of the Roman Empire. In the New Testament period, denotes the territory governed within the Roman provincial system, without specifying its precise borders. Primary meaning: the region called Dalmatia; by extension, a provincial administrative unit of the Roman Empire located west of Macedonia and north of Epirus, corresponding broadly to parts of modern-day Croatia and Montenegro.

Semantic Range

the region/province of Dalmatia; Roman administrative territory on the Adriatic; the land of the Dalmatae (indigenous people)

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain; likely of Illyrian origin, adopted into Greek to designate the region and its inhabitants. Not derived from any native Greek root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Dalmatia (Δαλματία) appears in Koine Greek texts as the name of a Roman province or territory on the eastern Adriatic, first formally organized by Rome in the late 1st century BCE. In New Testament usage (e.g., 2 Timothy 4:10), it refers to this province without further ethnic, political, or religious connotation. The term occurs rarely in Greek literature and derives from indigenous (Illyrian) place names. Classical and Hellenistic sources prior to Roman administration do not use the term. English translations customarily retain the form 'Dalmatia' as a transliteration rather than translating its referent. The name does not connote any particular ethnic or cultural identity beyond geographic association with the region.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably of foreign derivation; Dalmatia, a region of Europe:--Dalmatia.

Root Family

Δαλματία (Dalmatia) — region, province, territorial name

Root uncertain region, territorial name, province

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1149-01 Δαλματίαν dalmatian N ACC F SG Dalmatia Dalmatia Dalmatia 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1149-01 2 Timothy 4:10 Δαλματίαν dalmatian N ACC F SG Dalmatia Dalmatia Dalmatia
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