Strong's Lexicon
G4558 — Σάρεπτα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4558 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Σάρεπτα |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H6886) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Sarepta |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sar'-ep-tah |
| Meaning: | 1. Sarepta (i.e. Tsarephath), a place in Lebanon |
| KJV Renderings: | Sarepta |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σάρεπτα (Tr marginal reading Σαρεφθα; Tdf. in O. T. Σάρεπτα), (öÈøÀôÇú from öÈøÇó, to smelt; hence, perhaps ’smelting-house’), Σαρεπτων (yet cf. Buttmann, 15 (14); but declined in Obad.), τά; Sarepta (so A. V.; better with O. T. Zarephath) a Phoenician town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer Sidon (now Surafend; cf. B. D., under the word ), (1Ki 17:9; Oba 1:20; in Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 2 Σαρεφθα): τῆς Σιδωνίας, in the land of Sidon, Luk 4:26. Cf. Robinson, Palestine 2:474ff; (B. D. as above).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Σάρεπτα (Sarepta)
Luke 4:26
- KJV: But unto none of them was Elias sent save unto Sarepta of Sidon unto a woman a widow
- GK: και προς ουδεμίαν αυτών επέμφθη Ηλίας ει εις Σάρεπτα της Σιδώνος προς γυναίκα χήραν