What does Δαβίδ (Dabíd) mean in the Bible?
e. David), the Israelite king".
Greek · G1138
Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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Δαβίδ G1138
Pronunciation Dabíd
What does Δαβίδ (Dabíd) mean in the Bible?
Δαβίδ (Dabíd) is a Greek word meaning "Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1138?
The BSB source-word alignment has 59 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of David (28), David (26), [promised to] David (1), [when] David (1), {does} David (1).
Where does Δαβίδ (Dabíd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (17), Luke (13), Acts (11), Mark (7).
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 of David 28× Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 12:23
David 26× Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 22:45
[promised to] David 1× Acts 13:34
[when] David 1× Acts 13:36
{does} David 1× Matthew 22:43
David’s 1× Matthew 22:42
from David 1× 2 Timothy 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:1 Δαυὶδ to of David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 1:6 Δαυὶδ to David Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:6 Δαυὶδ to David Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:17 Δαυὶδ to David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 1:17 Δαυὶδ to David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 1:20 Δαυίδ to of David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 9:27 Δαυίδ to of David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 12:3 Δαυὶδ to David Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 12:23 Δαυίδ to of David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 15:22 Δαυίδ to of David Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:1
Aligned rows 59
Books represented 9
Matthew 17 Mark 7 Luke 13 John 2 Acts 11 Romans 3 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2 Revelation 3
Source forms
Δαυὶδ 37x Dauid Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 12:3
Δαυίδ 22x Dauid Matthew 1:20, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 12:23, Matthew 15:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 39x Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 9:27
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 16x Matthew 1:6, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 22:43, Matthew 22:45
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 1:6, Acts 13:22
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 4:7
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Strong's G1138
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 59 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 18:35–43 Source Gloss
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Extended definition
:--David.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 59 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:1 Proper name
Δαβίδ, dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 1:6 Proper name
Δαβὶδ dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 1:6 Proper name
Δαβὶδ dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 1:17 Proper name
Δαβὶδ dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 1:17 Proper name
Δαβὶδ dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 1:20 Proper name
Δαβίδ, dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 9:27 Proper name
Δαβίδ. dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 12:3 Proper name
Δαβίδ, dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 12:23 Proper name
Δαβίδ; dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 15:22 Proper name
Δαβίδ· dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 20:30 Proper name
Δαβίδ. dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 20:31 Proper name
Δαβίδ. dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 21:9 Proper name
Δαβίδ· dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 21:15 Proper name
Δαβίδ, dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 22:42 Proper name
Δαβίδ. dabid
David
Read verse Matthew 22:43 Proper name
Δαβὶδ dabid
David
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
Son of David
Why This Word Matters
Confesses Jesus as the promised Messiah. Luke 18:35–43
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Part of These Phrases
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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