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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ΝαζαρηνόςG3479
PronunciationNazarēnós
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 ItNazarene2×Mark 14:67, Mark 16:6
Nazareth2×Mark 10:47, Luke 24:19
of Nazareth2×Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 1:24Ναζαρηνέtoof NazarethNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularMark 10:47ΝαζαρηνόςtoNazarethNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 14:67ΝαζαρηνοῦtoNazareneNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularMark 16:6ΝαζαρηνὸνtoNazareneNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 4:34Ναζαρηνέtoof NazarethNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularLuke 24:19ΝαζαρηνοῦtoNazarethNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 1:24
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Mark4Luke2
Source forms
Ναζαρηνέ2xNazarēneMark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Ναζαρηνοῦ2xNazarēnouMark 14:67, Luke 24:19
Ναζαρηνὸν1xNazarēnonMark 16:6
Ναζαρηνός1xNazarēnosMark 10:47
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular2xMark 14:67, Luke 24:19
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular2xMark 1:24, Luke 4:34
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMark 16:6
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 10:47
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth
Strong'sG3479
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth
Extended definition
:--of Nazareth.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 1:24Adjective Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνέ;nazarhne
of Nazareth
Read verseMark 14:67Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνοῦnazarhnou
of Nazareth
Read verseMark 16:6Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
Ναζαρηνὸνnazarhnon
of Nazareth
Read verseLuke 4:34Adjective 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 patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 10:471×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMark 14:67 · Luke 24:192×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 16:61×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMark 1:24 · Luke 4:342×
Word Origins
Ναζαρηνός is built from this root:
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