ὀρινὴν
oreinós
hill country
Having characteristics of mountains, situated in or pertaining to mountainous regions. In the New Testament and other Koine sources, primarily denotes terrain that is elevated, rugged, and associated with hills or mountains, often used in a geographic sense when describing regions, such as the uplands or highlands near Judea.
Luke 1:39 · Word #11
Lexicon G3714
| Lemma | ὀρεινός |
| Transliteration | oreinós |
| Strong's | G3714 |
| Definition | Having characteristics of mountains, situated in or pertaining to mountainous regions. In the New Testament and other Koine sources, primarily denotes terrain that is elevated, rugged, and associated with hills or mountains, often used in a geographic sense when describing regions, such as the uplands or highlands near Judea. |
Morphology ADJ.S ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | hill country |
| Literal | mountainous |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὀρινός |
| Strong's | G3714 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3714-02
mountainous region
| Morphological Notes | Adjective (substantive), accusative feminine singular; from ὄρος with adjectival suffix -ινός, indicating relationship to mountains. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ὀρεινός means "mountainous" or "pertaining to mountains." In the accusative feminine singular, it functions substantively (implying a feminine noun such as "region" or "land"), thus rendered as "mountainous region," preserving both its adjectival force and singular feminine form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
mountainous region
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is accurate and suitably specific per SILEX; this matches the geographical sense intended here. |