What does αἰγιαλός (aigialós) mean in the Bible?
αἰγιαλός (aigialós) is a Greek word meaning "a beach (on which the waves dash)".
Greek · G123
αἰγιαλός
A beach (on which the waves dash)
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αἰγιαλόςG123
Pronunciationaigialós
What does αἰγιαλός (aigialós) mean in the Bible?
αἰγιαλός (aigialós) is a Greek word meaning "a beach (on which the waves dash)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G123?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beach (2), shore (2), a sandy beach (1), ashore (1).
Where does αἰγιαλός (aigialós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (2), John (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 Itbeach2×Acts 21:5, Acts 27:40
shore2×Matthew 13:2, John 21:4
a sandy beach1×Acts 27:39
ashore1×Matthew 13:48
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Matthew 13:2αἰγιαλὸνtoshoreNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMatthew 13:48αἰγιαλὸνtoashoreNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularJohn 21:4αἰγιαλόνtoshoreNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 21:5αἰγιαλὸνtobeachNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 27:39αἰγιαλὸνtoa sandy beachNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 27:40αἰγιαλόνtobeachNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:2
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew2John1Acts3
Source forms
αἰγιαλὸν4xaigialonMatthew 13:2, Matthew 13:48, Acts 21:5, Acts 27:39
αἰγιαλόν2xaigialonJohn 21:4, Acts 27:40
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular6xMatthew 13:2, Matthew 13:48, John 21:4, Acts 21:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a beach (on which the waves dash)
Strong'sG123
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms1 form6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a beach (on which the waves dash)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:2Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλὸνaigialon
sea-coast, beach
Read verseMatthew 13:48Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλόν,aigialon
sea-coast, beach
Read verseJohn 21:4Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλόν·aigialon
sea-coast, beach
Read verseActs 21:5Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλὸνaigialon
sea-coast, beach
Read verseActs 27:39Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλόν,aigialon
sea-coast, beach
Read verseActs 27:40Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἰγιαλόν.aigialon
sea-coast, beach
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (6)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:2 · Matt 13:48 · John 21:4 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 27:39 · Acts 27:406×
Word Origins
αἰγιαλός is built from this root:
ἅλςG251