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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ΚανανίτηςG2581
PronunciationKananítēs
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 ItZealot2×Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 10:4
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
Καναναῖον1xKananaionMark 3:18
Καναναῖος1xKananaiosMatthew 10:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMark 3:18
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 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 corpusGreek 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 10:4Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Κανανίτης,kananithv
a Canaanite
Read verseMark 3:18Noun 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.