What does Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías) mean in the Bible?
e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites".
Greek · G2197
Ζαχαρίας
Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
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ΖαχαρίαςG2197
PronunciationZacharías
What does Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías) mean in the Bible?
Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías) is a Greek word meaning "Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2197?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Zechariah (7), of Zechariah (4).
Where does Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (10), Matthew (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 ItZechariah7×Luke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:18
of Zechariah4×Matthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:35Ζαχαρίουtoof ZechariahNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 1:5ΖαχαρίαςtoZechariahNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 1:12ΖαχαρίαςtoZechariahNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 1:13ΖαχαρίαtoZechariahNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularLuke 1:18ΖαχαρίαςtoZechariahNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 1:21ΖαχαρίανtoZechariahNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 1:40Ζαχαρίουtoof ZechariahNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 1:59ΖαχαρίανtoZechariahNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 1:67ΖαχαρίαςtoZechariahNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 3:2Ζαχαρίουtoof ZechariahNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:35
Aligned rows11
Books represented2
Matthew1Luke10
Source forms
Ζαχαρίας4xZachariasLuke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:18, Luke 1:67
Ζαχαρίου4xZachariouMatthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Ζαχαρίαν2xZacharianLuke 1:21, Luke 1:59
Ζαχαρία1xZachariaLuke 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular4xMatthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular4xLuke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:18, Luke 1:67
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular2xLuke 1:21, Luke 1:59
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular1xLuke 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
Strong'sG2197
Lexical occurrences11 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms4 forms11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 11:37-54Source Gloss
Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
Extended definition
:--Zacharias.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:35Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίουzacariou
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:5Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίας,zacariav
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:12Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαςzacariav
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:13Noun Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρία·zacaria
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:18Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαςzacariav
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:21Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαν·zacarian
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:40Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίου,zacariou
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:59Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαν.zacarian
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 1:67Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαςzacariav
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 3:2Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίουzacariou
Zechariah
Read verseLuke 11:51Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίουzacariou
Zechariah
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 patterns4Aligned forms11Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:5 · Luke 1:12 · Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:674×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:35 · Luke 1:40 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 11:514×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:21 · Luke 1:592×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:131×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Refers to Zechariah, son of Berechiah, martyr mentioned in Jesus' rebuke
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.