Strong's Lexicon
G1082 — Γεννησαρέτ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1082 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Γεννησαρέτ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Gennesaret |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ghen-nay-sar-et' |
| Meaning: | 1. Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Gennesaret |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Γεννησαρέτ (so G T Tr WH), Γεννησαρεθ (Lachmann in Mat 14:34) (Γενησαρετ Rec. in Mark 6:58; cf. Tdf. edition 2 Proleg., p. xxxv., edition 7 Proleg., p. liv. note{3}) (Targums âÂÌðÅéñÇø or âÄÌðÌåñÇø (according to Delitzsch (Rצmerbr. in d. Hebrew bers., p. 27) âÄÌðÅÌéñÇø, âÄÌðÌåÌñÇø; Γεννησαρ, 1Ma 11:67; Josephus, b. j. 2, 20, 6 etc.; Genesara, Pliny, 5, 15), Gennesaret, a very lovely and fertile region on the Sea of Galilee (Josephus, b. j. 3, 10, 7): ἡ γῆ Γεννησαρέτ Mat 14:34; Mar 6:53; ἡ λίμνη Γεννησαρέτ Luk 5:1, anciently λΔΜπΖΜψΖϊ éÈí, Num 34:11, or ëÄÌðÂÌøåú éÈí, Jos 12:3, from the city ëÄÌðÆÌøÆú, Deu 3:17, which was near by; called in the Gospels ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Mar 1:16; Mat 4:18; ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Τιβεριάδος, Joh 6:1; Joh 21:1. The lake, according to Josephus, b. j. 3, 10, 7, is 140 stadia long and 40 wide; (its extreme dimensions now are said to average 12 1/4 miles by 6 3/4 miles, and its level to be nearly 700 feet below that of the Mediterranean). Cf. Rüetschi in Herzog v., p. 6f; Furrer in Schenkel ii., p. 322ff; (Wilson in The Recovery of Jerusalem, Part ii.; Robinson, Phys. Geog. of the Holy Land, p. 199ff; BB. DD. For conjectures respecting the derivation of the word cf. Alex.’s Kitto under the end; Merrill, Galilee in the Time of Christ, § vii.).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Γεννησαρέτ (Gennesaret)
Matthew 14:34
- KJV: And when they were gone over they came into the land of Gennesaret
- GK: και διαπεράσαντες ήλθον εις την γην Γεννησαρέτ
Mark 6:53
- KJV: And when they had passed over they came into the land of Gennesaret and drew to the shore
- GK: και διαπεράσαντες ήλθον επί την γην Γενησαρέτ και προσωριμίσθησαν
Luke 5:1
- KJV: And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God he stood by the lake of Gennesaret
- GK: εγένετο δε εν τω τον όχλον επικείσθαι αυτώ του ακούειν τον λόγον του θεού και αυτός ην εστώς παρά την λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ
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