What does Νινευΐτης (Nineuḯtēs) mean in the Bible?
e. inhabitant of Nineveh".
Greek · G3536
Νινευΐτης
A Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh
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Νινευΐτης G3536
Pronunciation Nineuḯtēs
What does Νινευΐτης (Nineuḯtēs) mean in the Bible?
Νινευΐτης (Nineuḯtēs) is a Greek word meaning "a Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh".
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How does the BSB render G3536?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Nineveh (2), Ninevites (1).
Where does Νινευΐτης (Nineuḯtēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (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 of Nineveh 2× Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32
Ninevites 1× Luke 11:30
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 12:41
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 2
Source forms
Νινευῖται 2x Nineuitai Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32
Νινευίταις 1x Nineuitais Luke 11:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 11:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh
Strong's G3536
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:29-32 Source Gloss
a Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh
Extended definition
:--of Nineve, Ninevite.
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.
Matthew 12:41 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Νινευῖται nineuitai
a Ninevite
Read verse Luke 11:30 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
Νινευΐταις, nineuitaiv
a Ninevite
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Inhabitants of Nineveh who repented at Jonah's preaching, contrasted with Jesus's generation
Word Origins
Νινευΐτης is built from this root:
Νινευΐ G3535
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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