Strong's Lexicon

G1082

G1082 — Γεννησαρέτ

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekGennesaretName LocationOccurrences: 3

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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