What does Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías) mean in the Bible?
e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite".
Greek · G1478
Ἐζεκίας
Ezekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite
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ἘζεκίαςG1478
PronunciationEzekías
What does Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías) mean in the Bible?
Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías) is a Greek word meaning "Ezekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite".
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How does the BSB render G1478?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hezekiah (2).
Where does Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Are there verse guides for Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías)?
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders ItHezekiah2×Matthew 1:9, Matthew 1:10
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First aligned rowMatthew 1:9
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Books represented1
Matthew2
Source forms
Ἑζεκίαν1xHezekianMatthew 1:9
Ἑζεκίας1xHezekiasMatthew 1:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 1:9
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 1:10
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Matthew 1:9Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἐζεκίαν·EzekianEzekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an IsraeliteThe accusative form helps the verse read as a straightforward statement of descent, with Hezekiah named as the one begotten in the sequence.Read verse guideMatthew 1:10Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἘζεκίαςEzekiasEzekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an IsraeliteThe form highlights Hezekiah as the subject in the genealogy, but the verse's meaning still depends on the whole sentence and list of descendants.Read verse guideEvidence Summary
Greek word. Ezekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite
Source Gloss
Ezekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Ezekias.
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.
ezekian
Hezekiah
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Hezekiah
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.
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