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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Ζαχαρίας G2197
Pronunciation Zacharías
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 It Zechariah 7× Luke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:18
of Zechariah 4× Matthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:35 Ζαχαρίου to of Zechariah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 1:5 Ζαχαρίας to Zechariah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:12 Ζαχαρίας to Zechariah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:13 Ζαχαρία to Zechariah Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Luke 1:18 Ζαχαρίας to Zechariah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:21 Ζαχαρίαν to Zechariah Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 1:40 Ζαχαρίου to of Zechariah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 1:59 Ζαχαρίαν to Zechariah Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 1:67 Ζαχαρίας to Zechariah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 3:2 Ζαχαρίου to of Zechariah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:35
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 10
Source forms
Ζαχαρίας 4x Zacharias Luke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:18, Luke 1:67
Ζαχαρίου 4x Zachariou Matthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Ζαχαρίαν 2x Zacharian Luke 1:21, Luke 1:59
Ζαχαρία 1x Zacharia Luke 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 23:35, Luke 1:40, Luke 3:2, Luke 11:51
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x Luke 1:5, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:18, Luke 1:67
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 1:21, Luke 1:59
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
Strong's G2197
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:37-54 Source Gloss
Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
Extended definition
:--Zacharias.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 23:35 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίου zacariou
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:5 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίας, zacariav
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:12 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίας zacariav
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:13 Noun Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρία· zacaria
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίας zacariav
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:21 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαν· zacarian
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:40 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίου, zacariou
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:59 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίαν. zacarian
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 1:67 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίας zacariav
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 3:2 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίου zacariou
Zechariah
Read verse Luke 11:51 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζαχαρίου zacariou
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:5 · Luke 1:12 · Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:67 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:35 · Luke 1:40 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 11:51 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:21 · Luke 1:59 2×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:13 1×
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.
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