What does μαρὰν ἀθά (maràn athá) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3134
μαρὰν ἀθά
Come, Lord!
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μαρὰν ἀθά G3134
Pronunciation maràn athá
What does μαρὰν ἀθά (maràn athá) mean in the Bible?
μαρὰν ἀθά (maràn athá) is a Greek word meaning "Come, Lord!".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3134?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Come (1), O Lord (1).
Where does μαρὰν ἀθά (maràn athá) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 16:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (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 It Come 1× 1 Corinthians 16:22
O Lord 1× 1 Corinthians 16:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 16:22
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
θά* 1x tha 1 Corinthians 16:22
Μαράνα* 1x Marana 1 Corinthians 16:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:22
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Come, Lord!
Source Gloss
Come, Lord!
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Maranatha, i.e. the Lord cometh (but see Dalman, ll. with; Field, Notes, 180; ICC, in l): 1Co.16:22.
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.
1 Corinthians 16:22 Aramaic
Μαρὰν maran
our Lord cometh
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:22 Aramaic
ἀθά. aqa
our Lord cometh
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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