What does Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops) mean in the Bible?
Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops) is a Greek word meaning "an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)".
Greek · G128
Αἰθίοψ
An Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
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ΑἰθίοψG128
PronunciationAithíops
What does Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops) mean in the Bible?
Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops) is a Greek word meaning "an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G128?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an Ethiopian (1), of [the] Ethiopians (1).
Where does Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itan Ethiopian1×Acts 8:27
of [the] Ethiopians1×Acts 8:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 8:27
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
Αἰθιόπων1xAithiopōnActs 8:27
Αἰθίοψ1xAithiopsActs 8:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 8:27
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 8:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
Strong'sG128
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
Extended definition
:--Ethiopian.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 8:27Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Αἰθίοψaiqioy
an Ethiopian
Read verseActs 8:27Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Αἰθιόπων,aiqiopwn
an Ethiopian
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 forms2Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 8:271×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 8:271×
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