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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Ναζαρέθ G3478
Pronunciation Nazaréth
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 It Nazareth 11× Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:13, Matthew 21:11, Mark 1:9
of Nazareth 1× Luke 2:39
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Matthew 2:23 Ναζαρέτ to Nazareth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 4:13 Ναζαρὰ to Nazareth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 21:11 Ναζαρὲθ to Nazareth Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 1:9 Ναζαρὲτ to Nazareth Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 1:26 Ναζαρὲθ to Nazareth Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 2:4 Ναζαρὲθ to Nazareth Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 2:39 Ναζαρέθ to of Nazareth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 2:51 Ναζαρὲθ to Nazareth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 4:16 Ναζαρά to Nazareth Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular John 1:45 Ναζαρέτ to Nazareth Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:23
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 5 John 2 Acts 1
Source forms
Ναζαρὲθ 4x Nazareth Matthew 21:11, Luke 1:26, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:51
Ναζαρέθ 2x Nazareth Luke 2:39, Acts 10:38
Ναζαρέτ 2x Nazaret Matthew 2:23, John 1:45
Ναζαρὲτ 2x Nazaret Mark 1:9, John 1:46
Ναζαρά 1x Nazara Luke 4:16
Ναζαρὰ 1x Nazara Matthew 4:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 6x Matthew 21:11, Mark 1:9, Luke 2:4, John 1:45
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 5x Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:13, Luke 2:39, Luke 2:51
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 1:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
Strong's G3478
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 2:19-23 Source Gloss
Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Nazareth.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 2:23 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ· nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Matthew 4:13 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ, nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Matthew 21:11 Proper name
Ναζαρὲθ nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Mark 1:9 Proper name
Ναζαρὲθ nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Luke 1:26 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ, nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Luke 2:4 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ, nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Luke 2:39 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ. nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Luke 2:51 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ· nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Luke 4:16 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ, nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse John 1:45 Proper name
Ναζαρέθ. nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse John 1:46 Proper name
Ναζαρὲθ nazareq
Nazareth
Read verse Acts 10:38 Proper 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:26 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:11 · Luke 2:4 · Acts 10:38 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:39 · Luke 2:51 2×
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.
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