Φοινίκην
Phoiníkē
Phoenicia
A coastal region in the eastern Mediterranean, known in Greek as Phoiníkē. The term designates the area inhabited by the Phoenician people, whose principal cities included Tyre and Sidon. Primarily it refers to the territory along the coast north of Galilee, famous in antiquity for seafaring, trade, and the production of purple dye. In certain Hellenistic and Roman sources, it could designate both the land and its inhabitants.
Acts 21:2 · Word #6
Lexicon G5403
| Lemma | Φοινίκη |
| Transliteration | Phoiníkē |
| Strong's | G5403 |
| Definition | A coastal region in the eastern Mediterranean, known in Greek as Phoiníkē. The term designates the area inhabited by the Phoenician people, whose principal cities included Tyre and Sidon. Primarily it refers to the territory along the coast north of Galilee, famous in antiquity for seafaring, trade, and the production of purple dye. In certain Hellenistic and Roman sources, it could designate both the land and its inhabitants. |
Morphology N ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Phoenicia |
| Literal | Phoenicia |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Φοινίκη |
| Strong's | G5403 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5403-01
Phoenicia
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS); proper geographic name functioning as object or goal of motion. |
| Rendering Rationale | The accusative singular feminine form denotes the geographic region Phoenicia as a direct object or object of motion. "Phoenicia" preserves the proper regional sense rooted in φοινικ- while reflecting the feminine singular noun form. |
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