What does Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús) mean in the Bible?
Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús) is a Greek word meaning "Emmaus, a place in Palestine".
Greek · G1695
Ἐμμαούς
Emmaus, a place in Palestine
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Ἐμμαούς G1695
Pronunciation Emmaoús
What does Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús) mean in the Bible?
Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús) is a Greek word meaning "Emmaus, a place in Palestine".
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How does the BSB render G1695?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Emmaus (1).
Where does Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Emmaus 1× Luke 24:13
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First aligned row Luke 24:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
Ἐμμαοῦς 1x Emmaous Luke 24:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 24:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Emmaus, a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Emmaus, a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Emmaus.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:13 Proper name
Ἐμμαούς. emmaouv
Emmaus
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Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H3222 Related Hebrew
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