Strong's Lexicon
G2187 — Ἐφραΐμ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2187 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἐφραΐμ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H669 or better H6085) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Ephraim |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ef-rah-im"' |
| Meaning: | 1. Ephraim, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ephraim |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Αφραιμ or (so R Tr) Αφραιμ (cf. Iota, at the end) (à L H Ἐφρεμ, Vulg.Ephrem,Efrem), Ephraim, proper name of a city situated, according to Eusebius, eight (but edition Larsow and Parthey, p. 196, 18, twenty), according to Jerome twenty miles from Jerusalem; according to Josephus, b. j. 4, 9, 9 not far from Bethel; conjectured by Robinson (Palest. i. 444f (cf. Bib. Sacr. for May 1845, p. 398f)), Ewald, et al., dissenting, to be the same as the village now called et-Taiyibeh, a short day’s journey N. E. of Jerusalem: Joh 11:54. Cf. Winers RWB under the word; Keim, iii., p. 7f (English translation, 5:9).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraim)
John 11:54
- KJV: Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness into a city called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples
- GK: Ιησούς ούν ουκέτι παρρησία περιεπάτει εν τοις Ιουδαίοις αλλά απήλθεν εκείθεν εις την χώραν εγγύς της ερήμου εις Εφραϊμ λεγομένην πόλιν κακεί διέτριβε μετά των μαθηών αυτού