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G959

G959 — Βερνίκη

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekBernikeName PersonOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G959
Word:Βερνίκη
Part of Speech:Name Person
Etymology:from a provincial form of G5342 and G3529
Language:Greek
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:Bernike
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ber-nee'-kay
Meaning:1. victorious 2. Bernice, a member of the Herodian family
KJV Renderings:Bernice

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Βερνίκη, Βερνίκης, (for Βερενικη, and this the Macedonic form (cf. Sturz, De dial. Mac., p. 31) of Φερενικη (i. e. victorious)), Bernice or Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa the elder. She married first her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis, and after his death Polemon, king of Cilicia. Deserting him soon afterward, she returned to her brother Agrippa, with whom previously when a widow she was said to have lived incestuously. Finally she became for a tithe the mistress of the emperor Titus (Josephus, Antiquities 19, 5, 1; 20, 7, 1 and 3; Tacitus, hist. 2, 2 and 81; Suetonius, Titus 7): Act 25:13; Act 25:23; Act 26:30. Cf. Hausrath in Schenkel i., p. 396f; (Farrar, St. Paul, ii. 599f).

Englishman's Greek Concordance

Βερνίκη (Bernice)

Acts 25:13

KJV: And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cæsarea to salute Festus
GK: ημερών δε διαγενομένων τινών Αγρίππας ο βασιλεύς και Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εις Καισάρειαν ασπασόμενοι τον Φήστον

Acts 25:23

KJV: And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp and was entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth
GK: τη ουν επαύριον ελθόντος του Αγρίππα και της Βερνίκης μετά πολλής φαντασίας και εισελθόντων εις το ακροατήριον συν τε τοις χιλιάρχοις και ανδράσι τοις κατ΄ εξοχήν ούσι της πόλεως και κελεύσαντος του Φήστου ήχθη ο Παύλος

Acts 26:30

KJV: And when he had thus spoken the king rose up and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them
GK: και ταύτα ειπόντος αυτού ανέστη ο βασιλεύς και ο ηγεμών η τε Βερνίκη και οι συγκαθήμενοι αυτοίς
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