Βέροια (G960) — Greek Lexicon

Βέροια

Béroia

G960 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Proper name of a city in Macedonia; refers specifically to the city known in antiquity as Beroea (modern Veria), situated in northern Greece. In biblical and related Hellenistic contexts, refers to the urban center and surrounding region; functions solely as a geographic place name.

Semantic Range

Beroea/Berea (city in Macedonia), urban center, regional designation

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. Likely of local (non-Greek Macedonian/Thracian) origin; the etymology is uncertain and is not directly derived from a Greek word. No definitive relation to πέραν or any attested Greek root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Βέροια (Beroea) is attested in Hellenistic and Roman period sources as the name of a Macedonian city, an important urban center west of Thessalonica. In the New Testament (Acts 17:10,13), the city is referenced as a site visited by Paul, notable for the reception of his message by the local population (the so-called 'Beroeans'). In classical sources, Beroea had been known as a strategic settlement from at least the 4th century BCE. The Greek spelling Βέροια is consistent in Septuagint, New Testament, and non-Jewish Hellenistic sources; the modern city is called Veria (Βέροια). There is no evidence to support deriving the name etymologically from πέραν ('beyond'). English Bibles render it 'Berea,' but this is a transliteration rather than a translation; the name's meaning within Greek is opaque and does not convey a descriptive sense. Βέροια is not to be confused with cities of similar names in Asia Minor. It functions only as a proper noun and is not a common noun or adjective; it designates a geographic location rather than an ethnic, religious, or political group.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

perhaps a provincial from a derivative of πέραν (Perœa, i.e. the region beyond the coast-line); Berœa, a place in Macedonia:--Berea.

Root Family

Βέροια (Beroia) — proper name (city), Macedonian city

Root uncertain proper name (city)

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G960-01`	Βεροίᾳ	beroia	`N DAT F SG`	Berea	in Beroea	Beroia	1
`G960-02`	Βέροιαν	beroian	`N ACC F SG`	Berea	Beroea	Beroia	1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G960-02`	Acts 17:10	Βέροιαν	beroian	`N ACC F SG`	Berea	Beroea	Beroia
`G960-01`	Acts 17:13	Βεροίᾳ	beroia	`N DAT F SG`	Berea	in Beroea	Beroia

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