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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Γεννησαρέτ G1082
Pronunciation Gennēsarét
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 It Gennesaret 2× Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
of Gennesaret 1× Luke 5:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:34
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
Γεννησαρέτ 2x Gennēsaret Matthew 14:34, Luke 5:1
Γεννησαρὲτ 1x Gennēsaret Mark 6:53
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Luke 5:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine
Strong's G1082
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Gennesaret.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 14:34 Proper name
Γεννησαρέτ. gennhsaret
Gennesaret
Read verse Mark 6:53 Proper name
Γεννησαρέτ, gennhsaret
Gennesaret
Read verse Luke 5:1 Proper 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 5:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:34 · Mark 6:53 2×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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