Strong's Lexicon Galilaia: Galilee Original Word: Γαλιλαία Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew word גָּלִיל (Galil), meaning "circuit" or "district." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Hebrew entry is גָּלִיל (Galil), Strong's Hebrew 1551, which refers to a "district" or "circuit," often used to describe the region of Galilee in the Old Testament context. Usage: The term Γαλιλαία is used in the New Testament to refer to the geographical region of Galilee. It is mentioned in various contexts, often highlighting its role as a central location in Jesus' life and ministry. Context: Galilee, known in Greek as Γαλιλαία, is a prominent region in the northern part of ancient Israel. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the Jordan River to the east, and Samaria to the south. The region is divided into Upper and Lower Galilee, with Upper Galilee being more mountainous and Lower Galilee characterized by fertile plains. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin galil Definition Galilee, the northern region of Pal., also the name of a sea (same as NG5085) NASB Translation Galilee (61). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1056: ΓαλιλαίαΓαλιλαία, Γαλιλαίας, ἡ, Galilee, (from הַגָּלִילָה, 2 Kings 15:29; הַגָּלִיל, Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:32; גָּלִיל אֶרֶץ, 1 Kings 9:11, i. e. the circle or circuit, by which name even before the exile a certain district of northern Palestine was designated; the Sept. Γαλιλαία); the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the north by Syria, on the west by Sidon, Tyre, Ptolemais and their territories and the promontory of Carmel, on the south by Samaria and on the east by the Jordan. It was divided into Upper Galilee (extending from the borders of Tyre and Sidon to the sources of the Jordan), and Lower Galilee (which, lower and more level, embraced the lands of the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun and the part of Naphtali bordering on the Sea of Galilee): ἡ ἄνω καί ἡ κάτω Γαλιλαία (Josephus, b. j. 3, 3, 1, where its boundaries are given). It was a very fertile region, populous, having 204 towns and villages (Josephus, Vita45), and inasmuch as it had, especially in the upper part, many Gentiles among its inhabitants (Judges 1:30-33; Strabo 16, 34, p. 760), it was called, Matthew 4:15, Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν (Isaiah 8:23 ( Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Galilee. Of Hebrew origin (Galiyl); Galiloea (i.e. The heathen circle), a region of Palestine -- Galilee. see HEBREW Galiyl Forms and Transliterations Γαλιλαια Γαλιλαία Γαλιλαίᾳ Γαλιλαιαν Γαλιλαίαν Γαλιλαιας Γαλιλαίας Galilaia Galilaía Galilaíāi Galilaian Galilaían Galilaias GalilaíasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 2:22 N-GFSGRK: μέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας NAS: he left for the regions of Galilee, KJV: into the parts of Galilee: INT: district of Galilee Matthew 3:13 N-GFS Matthew 4:12 N-AFS Matthew 4:15 N-VFS Matthew 4:18 N-GFS Matthew 4:23 N-DFS Matthew 4:25 N-GFS Matthew 15:29 N-GFS Matthew 17:22 N-DFS Matthew 19:1 N-GFS Matthew 21:11 N-GFS Matthew 26:32 N-AFS Matthew 27:55 N-GFS Matthew 28:7 N-AFS Matthew 28:10 N-AFS Matthew 28:16 N-AFS Mark 1:9 N-GFS Mark 1:14 N-AFS Mark 1:16 N-GFS Mark 1:28 N-GFS Mark 1:39 N-AFS Mark 3:7 N-GFS Mark 6:21 N-GFS Mark 7:31 N-GFS Mark 9:30 N-GFS Strong's Greek 1056 |
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