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Κούαρτος

Koúartos

G2890 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal name, 'Quartus,' meaning 'fourth' or 'the fourth.' In the New Testament, it refers to an individual identified as a follower of the early Jesus movement. The word functions as a proper noun, without any additional lexical meanings beyond its function as a designation for a person.

Semantic Range

a Latinate personal name meaning 'fourth'; used only as a proper noun for an individual in the New Testament

Root / Etymology

From Latin 'Quartus' ('fourth'), itself from the Latin ordinal for the number four. The Greek form is a direct transliteration of the Latin name.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Κούαρτος appears only as a personal name in the New Testament (Romans 16:23), identifying an individual associated with Paul in Corinth. The name is of Latin origin and was common in Roman naming conventions, especially as a cognomen given to the fourth-born son or one with a birth order association. There is no evidence of this term being used as a common noun or with other meanings in Greek literature. English Bibles retain the name untranslated, following tradition. The name does not carry cultural or religious connotations in the Greek text beyond its function as a given name. Its presence reflects the cosmopolitan and multicultural context of early Jesus communities, which included people with Latin, Greek, and Semitic names.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Latin origin (fourth); Quartus, a Christian:--Quartus.

Root Family

Κούαρτος (Kouartos) — fourth, the fourth (as a personal name)

Root Κουαρτ- fourth, the fourth (as an ordinal number, in personal naming)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2890-01 Κούαρτος kouartos N NOM M SG Quartus Quartus Kouartos 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2890-01 Romans 16:23 Κούαρτος kouartos N NOM M SG Quartus Quartus Kouartos
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