GreekG1056Noun

Γαλιλαία

Galilaia

61Occurrences
G1056Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine

of Hebrew origin (H01551);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Galilee, the name of the northern region of Palestine in NT times: Γ. τῶν ἐθνῶν, (LXX); θάλασσα τῆς Γ.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-F-L

Full Description

N:N-F-L

Occurrences

Γαλιλαία appears 61 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
16
Matthew
16
Luke
14
Mark
12
Acts
3

Key Passages

Acts 10:37BSB

You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:

John 4:47BSB

When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

Luke 23:6BSB

When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

Matthew 2:22BSB

But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Matthew 4:25BSB

The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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