What does θυγάτηρ · Σιών mean in the Bible?
θυγάτηρ · Σιών is a Greek phrase meaning "Daughter Zion, Jerusalem personified".
Greek · G2364, G4622
θυγάτηρ Σιών
A female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant) · Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
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θυγάτηρ G2364 a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
Pronunciation thygátēr
Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.
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Σιών G4622 Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
Pronunciation Siṓn
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What does θυγάτηρ Σιών (thygatēr Siōn) mean in the Bible?
θυγάτηρ · Σιών is a Greek phrase meaning "Daughter Zion, Jerusalem personified".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2364, G4622?
G2364, G4622 is connected to 28 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Daughter Zion, Jerusalem personified
Source Gloss
Daughter Zion, Jerusalem personified
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 9 Aligned forms 28 Case pattern Nominative (14) Number pattern Singular (23)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:18 · Matt 14:6 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 15:28 · Mark 5:34 · Mark 5:35 · Luke 2:36 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 8:49 · Luke 12:53 · Acts 7:21 12×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:17 · Acts 21:9 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:22 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 7:29 · Heb 11:24 4×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 1:5 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:5 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:35 · Matt 10:37 · Luke 12:53 · Luke 13:16 4×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 6:18 1×
Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:22 · John 12:15 2×
Vocative · Plural · Feminine Luke 23:28 1×
Word Origins
θυγάτηρ Σιών is a primary word - no further derivation.
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