What does Ἑβραΐς · διάλεκτος mean in the Bible?
Ἑβραΐς · διάλεκτος is a Greek phrase meaning "Hebrew or Aramaic dialect".
Greek · G1446, G1258
Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ
The Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language · language
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Ἑβραΐς G1446 the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
Pronunciation Hebraḯs
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διάλεκτος G1258 language
Pronunciation diálektos
Specific language or dialect of a region, not generic speech—marks ethnic or national identity in Acts.
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What does Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ (Hebraidi dialektō) mean in the Bible?
Ἑβραΐς · διάλεκτος is a Greek phrase meaning "Hebrew or Aramaic dialect".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1446, G1258?
G1446, G1258 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Hebrew or Aramaic dialect
Source Gloss
Hebrew or Aramaic dialect
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Dative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 21:40 · Acts 22:2 · Acts 26:14 3×
Word Origins
Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ is built from this root:
Ἐβέρ G1443
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