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Κόρινθος

Kórinthos

G2882 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Kórinthos refers to the city of Corinth, a prominent urban center in the region of southern Greece (Achaia) during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The name functions primarily as a place name, designating the actual city and sometimes, by metonymy, its inhabitants or civic identity. In biblical contexts, Kórinthos consistently denotes the historical city—renowned for its commercial prosperity, strategic location between the Peloponnesian peninsula and mainland Greece, and reputation for cosmopolitan life and moral diversity. There is no evidence for alternate lexical senses beyond its proper-noun usage for the city itself.

Semantic Range

the city of Corinth; its territory; by metonymy, its population or civic identity (Corinthians)

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name Κόρινθος is of pre-Greek origin and does not derive from an identifiable Greek root or verbal stem. Possibly related to the pre-Hellenic substrate of the region.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Κόρινθος (Kórinthos) is attested from Mycenaean and classical sources as the major city on the Isthmus of Corinth, situated between central Greece and the Peloponnese. In Hellenistic, Roman, and New Testament literature, it refers only to the city—a key crossroads of commerce, culture, and politics, known for its affluence and cosmopolitan population. The city was destroyed in 146 BCE by Rome, then refounded as a Roman colony (Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis) by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE; this historical discontinuity is sometimes reflected in references to 'old' (Greek) versus (Roman) Corinth. New Testament references (e.g., Acts, Corinthians) pertain to the Roman-period city. The traditional English rendering 'Corinth' reflects longstanding translational convention but lacks the semantic connotation of ancient associations known to Greek users. There is no evidence of the word being used for any entity other than the place itself in Koine Greek.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Corinthus, a city of Greece:--Corinth.

Root Family

Κόρινθος (Kórinthos) — city, place name

Root uncertain a city, place name

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2882-01 Κορίνθῳ korintho N DAT F SG Corinth to Corinth Korinthos 4
G2882-02 Κόρινθον korinthon N ACC F SG Corinth Corinth Korinthos 2

Occurrences in Scripture

6 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2882-02 Acts 18:1 Κόρινθον korinthon N ACC F SG Corinth Corinth Korinthos
G2882-01 Acts 19:1 Κορίνθῳ korintho N DAT F SG Corinth to Corinth Korinthos
G2882-01 1 Corinthians 1:2 Κορίνθῳ korintho N DAT F SG Corinth to Corinth Korinthos
G2882-01 2 Corinthians 1:1 Κορίνθῳ korintho N DAT F SG Corinth to Corinth Korinthos
G2882-02 2 Corinthians 1:23 Κόρινθον korinthon N ACC F SG Corinth Corinth Korinthos
G2882-01 2 Timothy 4:20 Κορίνθῳ korintho N DAT F SG Corinth to Corinth Korinthos
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