Συρίαν

Syría

Syria

Syria; a geographical designation referring to the region north and northeast of Judea, encompassing various territories under different political entities in antiquity. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, 'Syria' generally referred to the Roman province (Provincia Syria), but it could also indicate broader or narrower territories depending on context, including territory of ancient Aram, later Seleucid domains, and regions around Damascus and Antioch. Occasionally, the term extends to include neighboring regions closely associated with Syria culturally or administratively.

G4947

Acts 21:3 · Word #11

Lexicon G4947

LemmaΣυρία
TransliterationSyría
Strong'sG4947
DefinitionSyria; a geographical designation referring to the region north and northeast of Judea, encompassing various territories under different political entities in antiquity. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, 'Syria' generally referred to the Roman province (Provincia Syria), but it could also indicate broader or narrower territories depending on context, including territory of ancient Aram, later Seleucid domains, and regions around Damascus and Antioch. Occasionally, the term extends to include neighboring regions closely associated with Syria culturally or administratively.

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

PhraseSyria
LiteralSyria

Lexical Info

LemmaΣυρία
Strong'sG4947

SIBI-P1 Translation G4947-01

Syria

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative, feminine, singular (AFS); proper geographical name in object form.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma Συρία denotes the geographical region known as Syria. The accusative feminine singular form Συρίαν marks it as a singular feminine noun in the accusative case, here rendered simply as the proper geographical name without contextual expansion.

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