Κλαυδία
Klaudía
G2803 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name, feminine in form, referring to a woman named Claudia. Used as a proper noun, the primary lexical meaning is the name itself, designating an individual. No other senses or derivative meanings are attested in Greek literature for this form.
Semantic Range
personal name, designation of an individual woman named Claudia
Root / Etymology
From the masculine Κλαύδιος (Klaúdios), which is the Greek rendering of the Latin Claudius, a prominent Roman family name. Κλαυδία is the regular Greek feminine formation using the -ια suffix.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Κλαυδία appears in the New Testament only at 2 Timothy 4:21 in a greetings list, indicating she was an early follower of Jesus in Rome or in contact with Pauline circles. The name reflects the adoption of Roman names by individuals living in cosmopolitan, Hellenistic, or Roman-citizen contexts. In Greek literature, it is simply a personal name without embedded semantic meaning beyond personal identity. There is no evidence for figurative or symbolic uses in the biblical or wider Koine corpus. Standard English translations leave the name untranslated as 'Claudia,' which accurately reflects the original.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
feminine of Κλαύδιος; Claudia, a Christian woman:--Claudia.
Root Family
Κλαυδία (Klaudia) — proper name, feminine personal name
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2803-01 |
Κλαυδία | klaudia | N NOM F SG |
Claudia | Claudia | Klaudia | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2803-01 |
2 Timothy 4:21 | Κλαυδία | klaudia | N NOM F SG |
Claudia | Claudia | Klaudia |