What does Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét) mean in the Bible?
e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine".
Greek · G1082
Γεννησαρέτ
Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine
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ΓεννησαρέτG1082
PronunciationGennēsarét
What does Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét) mean in the Bible?
Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét) is a Greek word meaning "Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1082?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gennesaret (2), of Gennesaret (1).
Where does Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItGennesaret2×Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
of Gennesaret1×Luke 5:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 14:34
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke1
Source forms
Γεννησαρέτ2xGennēsaretMatthew 14:34, Luke 5:1
Γεννησαρὲτ1xGennēsaretMark 6:53
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xMatthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xLuke 5:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine
Strong'sG1082
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Gennesaret.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:34Proper name
Γεννησαρέτ.gennhsaret
Gennesaret
Read verseMark 6:53Proper name
Γεννησαρέτ,gennhsaret
Gennesaret
Read verseLuke 5:1Proper name
Γεννησαρέτ·gennhsaret
Gennesaret
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 forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 5:11×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 14:34 · Mark 6:532×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.