What does κρανίον · τόπος · Γολγοθᾶ mean in the Bible?
κρανίον · τόπος · Γολγοθᾶ is a Greek phrase meaning "Place of the Skull / Golgotha".
Greek · G2898, G5117, G1115
Κρανίου Τόπον / Γολγοθᾶ
A skull ("cranium") · place · the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem
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κρανίον G2898 a skull ("cranium")
Pronunciation kraníon
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τόπος G5117 place
Pronunciation tópos
A specific portion of space viewed as occupied or appropriated to something definite.
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Γολγοθᾶ G1115 the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem
Pronunciation Golgothâ
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What does Κρανίου Τόπον / Γολγοθᾶ (Kraniou Topon / Golgotha) mean in the Bible?
κρανίον · τόπος · Γολγοθᾶ is a Greek phrase meaning "Place of the Skull / Golgotha".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2898, G5117, G1115?
G2898, G5117, G1115 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Place of the Skull / Golgotha
Source Gloss
Place of the Skull / Golgotha
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 27:33 · Mark 15:22 · John 19:17 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:33 1×
Word Origins
Κρανίου Τόπον / Γολγοθᾶ is built from this root:
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