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Ναθαναήλ

Nathanaḗl

G3482 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Proper name, referring specifically to a male individual, Nathanael. In the New Testament, the name is used for a specific person, associated as a follower of Jesus. Core meaning: 'Nathanael' as a personal name; by etymology, 'God has given' or 'Gift of God'. The word functions exclusively as a personal name in Greek sources.

Semantic Range

Nathanael (personal name), God has given (etymological sense only); proper noun, used exclusively for an individual in New Testament context

Root / Etymology

From Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), meaning 'God has given' or 'Gift of God' (from נָתַן 'to give' + אֵל 'God'). The Greek form Ναθαναὴλ is a transliteration of the Hebrew.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Ναθαναήλ appears in the New Testament (notably in John 1:45–49; 21:2) identifying an individual regarded as a follower of Jesus, commonly considered to be the same as Bartholomew in later tradition, although this identification is not explicit in the New Testament text. The form preserves the original Hebrew personal name and reflects the tendency in Koine Greek to render significant Israelite or Judean names by transliteration rather than translation. In biblical Greek (the Septuagint and New Testament), personal names of Israelite origin are usually untranslated, and the nuances of the name's etymology ('God has given') are not typically part of its semantic function in Greek usage—the name is employed simply as a proper noun. English translations, following later traditions, often render Ναθαναήλ as 'Nathanael'. The name does not carry any additional meaning or titles in Greek sources but signifies the named individual.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Hebrew origin (נְתַנְאֵל); Nathanaël (i.e. Nathanel), an Israelite and Christian:--Nathanael.

Root Family

Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaēl) — Nathanael (personal name), God has given, gift of God

Root Ναθαναηλ God has given, gift of God (as a name), to bestow (root sense)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G3482-01 Ναθαναὴλ nathanael N ACC M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael 6

Occurrences in Scripture

6 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G3482-01 John 1:45 Ναθαναὴλ nathanael N ACC M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
G3482-01 John 1:46 Ναθαναήλ nathanael N NOM M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
G3482-01 John 1:47 Ναθαναὴλ nathanael N ACC M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
G3482-01 John 1:48 Ναθαναήλ nathanael N NOM M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
G3482-01 John 1:49 Ναθαναήλ nathanael N NOM M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
G3482-01 John 21:2 Ναθαναὴλ nathanael N NOM M SG Nathanael Nathanael Nathanael
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