Strong's Lexicon
G688
G688 — Ἀραβία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G688 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἀραβία |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H6152) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Arabia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-ab-ee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. Arabia, a region of Asia |
| KJV Renderings: | Arabia |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀραβία, Ἀραβίας, ἡ (from Herodotus down), Arabia, a well-known peninsula of Asia, lying toward Africa, and bounded by Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, the Gulf of Arabia, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea (and the Ocean): Gal 1:17; Gal 4:25.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἀραβία (Arabia)
Galatians 1:17
- KJV: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus
- GK: ουδέ ανήλθον εις Ιεροσόλυμα προς τους προ εμού αποστόλους αλλά απήλθον εις Αραβίαν και πάλιν υπέστρεψα εις Δαμασκόν
Galatians 4:25
- KJV: For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to Jerusalem which now is and is in bondage with her children
- GK: το γαρ Αγάρ Σινά όρος εστίν εν τη Αραβία συστοιχεί δε τη νυν Ιερουσαλήμ δουλεύει δε μετά των τέκνων αυτής