What does Κανανίτης (Kananítēs) mean in the Bible?
Κανανίτης (Kananítēs) is a Greek word meaning "zealous; Cananites, an epithet".
Greek · G2581
Κανανίτης
Zealous; Cananites, an epithet
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Κανανίτης G2581
Pronunciation Kananítēs
What does Κανανίτης (Kananítēs) mean in the Bible?
Κανανίτης (Kananítēs) is a Greek word meaning "zealous; Cananites, an epithet".
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How does the BSB render G2581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Zealot (2).
Where does Κανανίτης (Kananítēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), 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 Zealot 2× Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 10:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
Καναναῖον 1x Kananaion Mark 3:18
Καναναῖος 1x Kananaios Matthew 10:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 3:18
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 10:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. zealous; Cananites, an epithet
Source Gloss
zealous; Cananites, an epithet
Extended definition
:--Canaanite (by mistake for a derivative from ).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:4 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Κανανίτης, kananithv
a Canaanite
Read verse Mark 3:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Κανανίτην, kananithn
a Canaanite
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.
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