What does Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) mean in the Bible?
e. inhabitant of Magdala".
Greek · G3094
Μαγδαληνή
A female Magdalene, i.e. inhabitant of Magdala
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ΜαγδαληνήG3094
PronunciationMagdalēnḗ
What does Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) mean in the Bible?
Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) is a Greek word meaning "a female Magdalene, i.e. inhabitant of Magdala".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3094?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Magdalene (12).
Where does Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:56. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), John (3), Matthew (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItMagdalene12×Matthew 27:56, Matthew 27:61, Matthew 28:1, Mark 15:40
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Matthew 27:56ΜαγδαληνήtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMatthew 27:61ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMatthew 28:1ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 15:40ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 15:47ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 16:1ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 16:9ΜαγδαληνῇtoMagdaleneNoun - Dative Feminine SingularLuke 8:2ΜαγδαληνήtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 24:10ΜαγδαληνὴtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularJohn 19:25ΜαγδαληνήtoMagdaleneNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:56
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
Matthew3Mark4Luke2John3
Source forms
Μαγδαληνὴ8xMagdalēnēMatthew 27:61, Matthew 28:1, Mark 15:40, Mark 15:47
Μαγδαληνή3xMagdalēnēMatthew 27:56, Luke 8:2, John 19:25
Μαγδαληνῇ1xMagdalēnēMark 16:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular11xMatthew 27:56, Matthew 27:61, Matthew 28:1, Mark 15:40
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular1xMark 16:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a female Magdalene, i.e. inhabitant of Magdala
Strong'sG3094
Lexical occurrences12 versesGreek text appearances12 timesWord forms2 forms12 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 8:1-3Source Gloss
a female Magdalene, i.e. inhabitant of Magdala
Extended definition
:--Magdalene.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:56Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMatthew 27:61Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMatthew 28:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMark 15:40Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMark 15:47Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνὴmagdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMark 16:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνὴmagdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseMark 16:9Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνῇ,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseLuke 8:2Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή,magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseLuke 24:10Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνὴmagdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseJohn 19:25Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνή.magdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseJohn 20:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνὴmagdalhnh
Magdalene
Read verseJohn 20:18Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Μαγδαληνὴmagdalhnh
Magdalene
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 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 patterns2Aligned forms12Case patternNominative (11)Number patternSingular (12)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:56 · Matt 27:61 · Matt 28:1 · Mark 15:40 · Mark 15:47 · Mark 16:1 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 24:10 · John 19:25 · John 20:1 · John 20:1811×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 16:91×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A woman named Mary from Magdala, follower of Jesus
Showing 1 selected witness from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Μαγδαληνή is built from this root:
ΜαγδαλάG3093
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