What does Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) mean in the Bible?
e. Gamliel), an Israelite".
Greek · G1059
Γαμαλιήλ
Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
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Γαμαλιήλ G1059
Pronunciation Gamaliḗl
What does Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) mean in the Bible?
Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) is a Greek word meaning "Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1059?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gamaliel (1), of Gamaliel (1).
Where does Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Gamaliel 1× Acts 5:34
of Gamaliel 1× Acts 22:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 5:34
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
Γαμαλιήλ 2x Gamaliēl Acts 5:34, Acts 22:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 22:3
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 5:34
Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Greek word. Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
Strong's G1059
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 22:1-5 Source Gloss
Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Gamaliel.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 5:34 Proper name
Γαμαλιήλ, gamalihl
Gamaliel
Read verse Acts 22:3 Proper name
Γαμαλιήλ, gamalihl
Gamaliel
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 5:34 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 22:3 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
A respected Pharisaic teacher.
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
Anchors Paul’s credibility within Jewish scholarship. Acts 22:1-5
Canonical Themes
Canonical Anchor
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H1583 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain