What does Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth) mean in the Bible?
Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth) is a Greek word meaning "Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine".
Greek · G3478
Ναζαρέθ
Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
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ΝαζαρέθG3478
PronunciationNazaréth
What does Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth) mean in the Bible?
Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth) is a Greek word meaning "Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3478?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nazareth (11), of Nazareth (1).
Where does Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), Matthew (3), John (2), Acts (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 ItNazareth11×Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:13, Matthew 21:11, Mark 1:9
of Nazareth1×Luke 2:39
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Matthew 2:23ΝαζαρέτtoNazarethNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMatthew 4:13ΝαζαρὰtoNazarethNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMatthew 21:11ΝαζαρὲθtoNazarethNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMark 1:9ΝαζαρὲτtoNazarethNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 1:26ΝαζαρὲθtoNazarethNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 2:4ΝαζαρὲθtoNazarethNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 2:39Ναζαρέθtoof NazarethNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 2:51ΝαζαρὲθtoNazarethNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 4:16ΝαζαράtoNazarethNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularJohn 1:45ΝαζαρέτtoNazarethNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 2:23
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Matthew3Mark1Luke5John2Acts1
Source forms
Ναζαρὲθ4xNazarethMatthew 21:11, Luke 1:26, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:51
Ναζαρέθ2xNazarethLuke 2:39, Acts 10:38
Ναζαρέτ2xNazaretMatthew 2:23, John 1:45
Ναζαρὲτ2xNazaretMark 1:9, John 1:46
Ναζαρά1xNazaraLuke 4:16
Ναζαρὰ1xNazaraMatthew 4:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular6xMatthew 21:11, Mark 1:9, Luke 2:4, John 1:45
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular5xMatthew 2:23, Matthew 4:13, Luke 2:39, Luke 2:51
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 1:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
Strong'sG3478
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances12 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 2:19-23Source Gloss
Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Nazareth.
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 2:23Proper name
Ναζαρέθ·nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseMatthew 4:13Proper name
Ναζαρέθ,nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseMatthew 21:11Proper name
Ναζαρὲθnazareq
Nazareth
Read verseMark 1:9Proper name
Ναζαρὲθnazareq
Nazareth
Read verseLuke 1:26Proper name
Ναζαρέθ,nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseLuke 2:4Proper name
Ναζαρέθ,nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseLuke 2:39Proper name
Ναζαρέθ.nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseLuke 2:51Proper name
Ναζαρέθ·nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseLuke 4:16Proper name
Ναζαρέθ,nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseJohn 1:45Proper name
Ναζαρέθ.nazareq
Nazareth
Read verseJohn 1:46Proper name
Ναζαρὲθnazareq
Nazareth
Read verseActs 10:38Proper name
Ναζαρέθ,nazareq
Nazareth
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 1:261×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 21:11 · Luke 2:4 · Acts 10:383×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:39 · Luke 2:512×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
City in Palestine where Jesus was raised after returning from Egypt
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Ναζαρέθ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.