What does Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós) mean in the Bible?
e. inhabitant of Nazareth".
Greek · G3479
Ναζαρηνός
A Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth
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Ναζαρηνός G3479
Pronunciation Nazarēnós
What does Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós) mean in the Bible?
Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós) is a Greek word meaning "a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3479?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nazarene (2), Nazareth (2), of Nazareth (2).
Where does Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 1:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), 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 It Nazarene 2× Mark 14:67, Mark 16:6
Nazareth 2× Mark 10:47, Luke 24:19
of Nazareth 2× Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 1:24 Ναζαρηνέ to of Nazareth Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Mark 10:47 Ναζαρηνός to Nazareth Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 14:67 Ναζαρηνοῦ to Nazarene Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 16:6 Ναζαρηνὸν to Nazarene Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 4:34 Ναζαρηνέ to of Nazareth Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Luke 24:19 Ναζαρηνοῦ to Nazareth Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 1:24
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Mark 4 Luke 2
Source forms
Ναζαρηνέ 2x Nazarēne Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Ναζαρηνοῦ 2x Nazarēnou Mark 14:67, Luke 24:19
Ναζαρηνὸν 1x Nazarēnon Mark 16:6
Ναζαρηνός 1x Nazarēnos Mark 10:47
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Mark 14:67, Luke 24:19
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 16:6
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 10:47
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth
Strong's G3479
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth
Extended definition
:--of Nazareth.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 1:24 Adjective Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνέ; nazarhne
of Nazareth
Read verse Mark 14:67 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνοῦ nazarhnou
of Nazareth
Read verse Mark 16:6 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνὸν nazarhnon
of Nazareth
Read verse Luke 4:34 Adjective Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνέ; nazarhne
of 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 4 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 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 10:47 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 14:67 · Luke 24:19 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 16:6 1×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 2×
Word Origins
Ναζαρηνός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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