Strong's Lexicon
G1059 — Γαμαλιήλ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1059 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Γαμαλιήλ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H1583) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Gamaliel |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gam-al-ee-ale' |
| Meaning: | 1. Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite |
| KJV Renderings: | Gamaliel |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Γαμαλιήλ, ὁ (âÇÌîÀìÄéàÅì, recompense of God (God, the Avenger, Frst); Num 1:10; Num 2:20), indeclinable, Gamaliel (distinguished by the Jews from his grandson of the same name by the title äÇæÈÌ÷Åï, the elder), a Pharisee and doctor of the law, son of R. Simeon, grandson of Hillel, and teacher of the apostle Paul. He is said to have had very great influence in the Sanhedrin, and to have died eighteen years before the destruction of Jerusalem. A man of permanent renown among the Jews: Act 5:34; Act 22:3. Cf. Grהiz, Gesch. d. Juden, iii., p. 289ff; Schenkel, BL. ii., p. 328ff; (especially Alex.’s Kitto under the word Gamaliel I. (cf. Farrar, St. Paul, i. 44 and except v.)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliel)
Acts 5:34
- KJV: Then stood there up one in the council a Pharisee named Gamaliel a doctor of the law had in reputation among all the people commanded to put the apostles forth a little space
- GK: αναστάς δε τις εν τω συνεδρίω Φαρισαίος ονόματι Γαμαλιήλ νομοδιδάσκαλος τίμιος παντί τω λαώ εκέλευσεν έξω βραχύ τι τους αποστόλους ποιήσαι
Acts 22:3
- KJV: I am verily a man a Jew born in Tarsus in Cilicia yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers and was zealous toward God as ye all are this day
- GK: και φησίν εγώ μεν ειμι ανήρ Ιουδαίος γεγεννημένος εν Ταρσώ της Κιλικίας ανατεθραμμένος δε εν τη πόλει ταύτη παρά τους πόδας Γαμαλιήλ πεπαιδευμένος κατά ακρίβειαν του πατρώου νόμου ζηλωτής υπάρχων του θεού καθώς πάντες υμείς εστε σήμερον
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