Τιβεριάς
Tiberiás
G5085 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun: Tiberias, a city located on the western shore of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) in the region of Lower Galilee. Occasionally, by metonymy, denotes the adjacent lake. The term refers primarily to the urban center founded in the early first century CE.
Semantic Range
Tiberias (city in Galilee), Tiberias (name for the lake adjacent to the city)
Root / Etymology
Borrowed from the imperial Latin cognomen Tiberius (Greek Τιβέριος), after the Roman emperor Tiberius (reigned 14–37 CE). Τιβεριάς is linguistically a Hellenized adaptation for use as a place name.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Τιβεριάς first appears in Greek sources as the name of a city founded by Herod Antipas circa 20 CE, dedicated to the Roman emperor Tiberius. The settlement became a principal urban center in Galilee during the early Roman period. In the New Testament, Τιβεριάς refers both to the city and, in some instances, to the Sea of Galilee (e.g., John 6:1, 23), reflecting the practice of naming the lake after the nearby city. Outside New Testament and Josephus, use of Τιβεριάς as a toponym is rare, and it does not denote peoples or traditions distinct from the city itself. English translations almost universally transliterate the name ("Tiberias") without indicating its Latin imperial derivation and commemorative function. In LXX contexts, the name does not occur, as the city did not exist prior to the Roman period. The naming reflects broader patterns of imperial eponymy in the eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from Τιβέριος; Tiberias, the name of a town and a lake in Palestine:--Tiberias.
Root Family
Τιβεριάς (Tiberias) — Tiberias, city named for Tiberius, lake of Tiberias
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5085-01 |
Τιβεριάδος | tiberiados | N GEN F SG |
Tiberias | of Tiberias | 3 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G5085-01 |
John 6:1 | Τιβεριάδος | tiberiados | N GEN F SG |
of Tiberias | of Tiberias | of Tiberias |
G5085-01 |
John 6:23 | Τιβεριάδος | tiberiados | N GEN F SG |
Tiberias | of Tiberias | Tiberias |
G5085-01 |
John 21:1 | Τιβεριάδος | tiberiados | N GEN F SG |
Tiberias | of Tiberias |