Κορέ
Koré
G2879 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper name referring to Korach (Korah), an Israelite associated with rebellion against Moses. Used as a personal name; does not carry lexical meaning beyond denoting the individual(s) so named in biblical tradition. The name is used to reference a person from Israelite tradition rather than to signify a trait, title, or concept.
Semantic Range
personal name; refers specifically to the Israelite Korach/Korah from Hebrew tradition
Root / Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קֹרַח (Qōraḥ), meaning 'Korah.' The Greek spelling is a direct transliteration of the Hebrew name. The exact meaning of the Hebrew name is debated; some propose a link to 'baldness,' but this is not definitive for the Greek usage.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Κορέ appears in the New Testament only in genealogical recounting (Jude 11), where the person referenced is Korach of the Hebrew scriptures, noted for leading a rebellion against Moses (see Numbers 16). In the Greek Septuagint, Κορέ is the standard transliteration of קֹרַח throughout the Torah. The term functions strictly as a proper name; Greek does not analyze it semantically. English translations often retain 'Korah' as a proper noun, with 'Core' as an Anglicized form in some early translations. The context is always as a personal name, never a common noun or appellative. Usage in Hellenistic Jewish literature or the wider Greek world is exclusively as a biblical name; there is no evidence of semantic development beyond reference to the figure known from Hebrew tradition.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of Hebrew origin (קֹרַח); Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite:--Core.
Root Family
Κορέ (from קֹרַח) (Koré) — proper name, Korach (personal name)
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2879-01 |
Κόρε | kore | N GEN M SG |
Korah | of Korach | Kore | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2879-01 |
Jude 1:11 | Κόρε | kore | N GEN M SG |
Korah | of Korach | Kore |