Ἐρυθρᾷ

erythrós

Red

Basic meaning: red; describes the color red, particularly as an adjective for natural objects or geographical features. In the New Testament and Septuagint, most notably refers to the 'Red Sea' (ἡ Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα), a geographical term for the body of water parted in the Exodus narrative. Broader use in ancient Greek includes red as applied to objects, fluids, gemstones, or perceived hues in nature.

G2063

Acts 7:36 · Word #13

Lexicon G2063

Lemmaἐρυθρός
Transliterationerythrós
Strong'sG2063
DefinitionBasic meaning: red; describes the color red, particularly as an adjective for natural objects or geographical features. In the New Testament and Septuagint, most notably refers to the 'Red Sea' (ἡ Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα), a geographical term for the body of water parted in the Exodus narrative. Broader use in ancient Greek includes red as applied to objects, fluids, gemstones, or perceived hues in nature.

Morphology ADJ.A DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseRed
LiteralRed

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐρυθρός
Strong'sG2063

SIBI-P1 Translation G2063-01

to/for the red (feminine)

Morphological NotesAdjective, dative feminine singular (Gr,AA,,,,DFS); attributive form agreeing with a feminine noun in the dative case.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ἐρυθρός fundamentally denotes the color red. Rendered in the dative feminine singular, it is expressed as "to/for the red (feminine)," preserving both its attributive quality and its dative singular feminine morphology without importing contextual nouns.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Red

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'to/for the red (feminine)' is not idiomatic; in context (Red Sea), 'Red' as an adjective for 'Sea' is the standard and root-faithful rendering.
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