959. Berniké
Strong's Lexicon
Berniké: Bernice

Original Word: Βερνίκη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Berniké
Pronunciation: ber-nee'-kay
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-nee'-kay)
Definition: Bernice
Meaning: Bernice, daughter of Agrippa I and Kypros, and sister of M. Julius Agrippa II.

Word Origin: Derived from the Macedonian Greek name "Berenice," which means "bearer of victory."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Bernice, as it is a Greek name and the character is specific to the New Testament context.

Usage: Bernice is a proper noun used to refer to a historical figure in the New Testament. She was the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and sister to Herod Agrippa II. Bernice is mentioned in the context of the trial of the Apostle Paul.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bernice was a member of the Herodian dynasty, a ruling family in Judea during the time of the Roman Empire. The Herodians were known for their complex and often controversial relationships with the Roman authorities. Bernice's life was marked by political intrigue and familial alliances. She was known for her beauty and influence, and her presence at the trial of Paul highlights the intersection of political and religious dynamics in the first-century Judeo-Roman world.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a Macedonian form of pheró and niké
Definition
Berenice, Bernice, daughter of Herod Agrippa I
NASB Translation
Bernice (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 959: Βερνίκη

Βερνίκη, Βερνίκης, (for Βερενικη, and this the Macedonic form (cf. Sturz, De dial. Mac., p. 31) of Φερενικη (i. e. victorious)), Bernice or Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa the elder. She married first her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis, and after his death Polemon, king of Cilicia. Deserting him soon afterward, she returned to her brother Agrippa, with whom previously when a widow she was said to have lived incestuously. Finally she became for a tithe the mistress of the emperor Titus (Josephus, Antiquities 19, 5, 1; 20, 7, 1 and 3; Tacitus, hist. 2, 2 and 81; Suetonius, Titus 7): Acts 25:13, 23; Acts 26:30. Cf. Hausrath in Schenkel i., p. 396f; (Farrar, St. Paul, ii. 599f).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bernice.

From a provincial form of phero and nike; victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family -- Bernice.

see GREEK phero

see GREEK nike

Forms and Transliterations
Βερνικη Βερνίκη Βερνικης Βερνίκης Bernike Bernikē Berníke Berníkē Bernikes Bernikēs Berníkes Berníkēs
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 25:13 N-NFS
GRK: βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς
NAS: Agrippa and Bernice arrived
KJV: Agrippa and Bernice came unto
INT: king and Bernice came down to

Acts 25:23 N-GFS
GRK: καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς
NAS: came together with Bernice amid great
KJV: was come, and Bernice, with great
INT: and Bernice with great

Acts 26:30 N-NFS
GRK: ἥ τε Βερνίκη καὶ οἱ
NAS: up and the governor and Bernice, and those
KJV: and Bernice, and
INT: also Bernice and those who

Strong's Greek 959
3 Occurrences


Βερνίκη — 2 Occ.
Βερνίκης — 1 Occ.

















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