Βηθσαϊδάν
Bēthsaïdá
Proper noun designating a location; Bethsaida, a settlement whose name means 'house of the fisherman' or 'place of hunting/fishing.' Used in the New Testament to refer to two distinct locales located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Matthew 11:21 · Word #6
Lexicon G966
| Lemma | Βηθσαϊδά |
| Transliteration | Bēthsaïdá |
| Strong's | G966 |
| Definition | Proper noun designating a location; Bethsaida, a settlement whose name means 'house of the fisherman' or 'place of hunting/fishing.' Used in the New Testament to refer to two distinct locales located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. |
Morphology N VOC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | VOC — Vocative — Direct address |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Βηθσαϊδάν |
| Strong's | G966 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G966-02
O Bethsaida
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, vocative (direct address form of a proper place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma is a proper noun referring to the settlement Bethsaida. The vocative feminine singular form is reflected by the direct address "O Bethsaida," preserving both the name and its vocative case. |
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