What does Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos) mean in the Bible?
Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos) is a Greek word meaning "Ægyptus, the land of the Nile".
Greek · G125
Αἴγυπτος
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
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Αἴγυπτος G125
Pronunciation Aígyptos
What does Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos) mean in the Bible?
Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos) is a Greek word meaning "Ægyptus, the land of the Nile".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G125?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Egypt (18), of Egypt (7).
Where does Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (15), Hebrews (4), Matthew (4), Jude (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 Egypt 18× Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:19, Acts 2:10
of Egypt 7× Matthew 2:15, Acts 7:10, Acts 7:36, Acts 7:40
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:13 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:14 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:15 Αἰγύπτου to of Egypt Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 2:19 Αἰγύπτῳ to Egypt Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 2:10 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 7:9 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 7:10 Αἰγύπτου to of Egypt Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 7:10 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 7:11 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 7:12 Αἴγυπτον to Egypt Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:13
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 5
Matthew 4 Acts 15 Hebrews 4 Jude 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
Αἴγυπτον 12x Aigypton Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Acts 2:10, Acts 7:9
Αἰγύπτου 8x Aigyptou Matthew 2:15, Acts 7:10, Acts 7:40, Acts 13:17
Αἰγύπτῳ 4x Aigyptō Matthew 2:19, Acts 7:17, Acts 7:34, Acts 7:36
Αἴγυπτος 1x Aigyptos Revelation 11:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 12x Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Acts 2:10, Acts 7:9
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 8x Matthew 2:15, Acts 7:10, Acts 7:40, Acts 13:17
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 2:19, Acts 7:17, Acts 7:34, Acts 7:36
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 11:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Strong's G125
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Greek text appearances 24 times 16 shown below Word forms 4 forms 25 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 22:10-12 Source Gloss
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Extended definition
:--Egypt.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 24 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:13 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον, aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Matthew 2:14 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον, aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Matthew 2:15 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτου aiguptou
Egypt
Read verse Matthew 2:19 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτῳ, aiguptw
Egypt
Read verse Acts 2:10 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον· aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτου, aiguptou
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:10 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:11 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτου aiguptou
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:12 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτῳ, aiguptw
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:15 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον, aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:17 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτῳ, aiguptw
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:34 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτῳ, aiguptw
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:34 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον. aigupton
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:36 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Αἰγύπτου aiguptou
Egypt
Read verse Acts 7:39 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Αἴγυπτον, aigupton
Egypt
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 4 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 4 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Accusative (12) Number pattern Singular (25)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 11:8 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:15 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:40 · Acts 13:17 · Heb 3:16 · Heb 8:9 · Heb 11:26 · Jude 1:5 8×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:19 · Acts 7:17 · Acts 7:34 · Acts 7:36 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Acts 2:10 · Acts 7:9 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 7:12 · Acts 7:15 · Acts 7:18 · Acts 7:34 · Acts 7:39 · Heb 11:27 12×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Destination of exile, place of captivity and death for Judean king
Refuge sought by Judean remnant fleeing political turmoil and violence
Final destination of disobedient Judeans rejecting the prophet's warning
Place of refuge for Jesus and family fleeing King Herod's murderous threat
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 25 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Αἴγυπτος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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