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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ΓαμαλιήλG1059
PronunciationGamaliḗl
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 ItGamaliel1×Acts 5:34
of Gamaliel1×Acts 22:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowActs 5:34
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
Γαμαλιήλ2xGamaliēlActs 5:34, Acts 22:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xActs 22:3
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 5:34
Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Greek word. Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
Strong'sG1059
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 22:1-5Source Gloss
Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Gamaliel.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 5:34Proper name
Γαμαλιήλ,gamalihl
Gamaliel
Read verseActs 22:3Proper 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 5:341×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 22:31×
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New Testament Witnesses
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Why This Word Matters
Anchors Paul’s credibility within Jewish scholarship.Acts 22:1-5
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Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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