Τύριος
Týrios
G5183 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A person from Tyre; an inhabitant or native of the city-state of Tyre. In Hellenistic contexts, refers to individuals belonging to the Phoenician population of Tyre, located on the Mediterranean coast north of Galilee. May designate civic or regional affiliation rather than ethnicity or citizenship alone. Occasionally extended adjectivally to describe things pertaining to Tyre (e.g., Tyrian purple).
Semantic Range
person from Tyre, Tyrian (inhabitant), pertaining to Tyre (adjectival), relating to the city of Tyre, Tyrian goods (e.g. purple dye)
Root / Etymology
Derived from Τύρος (Tyros), the Greek name for the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, with the suffix -ιος (-ios) forming an adjective of affiliation or origin; thus meaning 'of Tyre' or 'Tyrian'. Cognate with other Greek ethnics formed by city/place names, such as Σιδώνιος (Sidonian, from Sidon).
Historical & Contextual Notes
Τύριος appears both as a substantive (person from Tyre) and an adjective (pertaining to Tyre). In classical and Hellenistic Greek, this ethnic designation primarily signified geographic and civic origin, not necessarily citizenship in the Greek sense, as Tyre was a Phoenician city. In the Septuagint and New Testament, Τύριος refers to individuals from Tyre, often in contrast to Israelites or Judeans. The term does not carry the religious or ethnic connotations that would later be associated with regional identities. English translations frequently render Τύριος as 'Tyrian' or 'of Tyre,' but may obscure differences between geographic and ethnic identity. The famous 'Tyrian purple' (ἡ τυρία πορφύρα) owed its name to the city’s industry; adjectival use of Τύριος for goods and practices related to Tyre is attested both in secular and biblical Greek. The term should not be confused with wider references to Phoenicians, as Tyre was only one city-state among several.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from Τύρος; a Tyrian, i.e. inhabitant of Tyrus:--of Tyre.
Root Family
Τύριος (Tyrios) — of Tyre, from Tyre, Tyrian inhabitant
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5183-01 |
Τυρίοις | turiois | N DAT M PL |
Tyrians | to the Tyrians | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5183-01 |
Acts 12:20 | Τυρίοις | turiois | N DAT M PL |
Tyrians | to the Tyrians |