What does πήρα (pḗra) mean in the Bible?
πήρα (pḗra): Traveler's pouch for provisions; Jesus instructed disciples to carry minimal supplies, symbolizing dependence on God's provision
Greek · G4082
πήρα
A wallet or leather pouch for food
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πήραG4082
Pronunciationpḗra
What does πήρα (pḗra) mean in the Bible?
πήρα (pḗra): Traveler's pouch for provisions; Jesus instructed disciples to carry minimal supplies, symbolizing dependence on God's provision
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4082?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bag (5), a bag (1).
Where does πήρα (pḗra) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Mark (1), 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 Itbag5×Matthew 10:10, Mark 6:8, Luke 9:3, Luke 10:4
a bag1×Luke 22:36
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Matthew 10:10πήρανtobagNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 6:8πήρανtobagNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 9:3πήρανtobagNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 10:4πήρανtobagNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 22:35πήραςtobagNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 22:36πήρανtoa bagNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:10
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke4
Source forms
πήραν5xpēranMatthew 10:10, Mark 6:8, Luke 9:3, Luke 10:4
πήρας1xpērasLuke 22:35
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular5xMatthew 10:10, Mark 6:8, Luke 9:3, Luke 10:4
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xLuke 22:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Traveler's pouch for provisions; Jesus instructed disciples to carry minimal supplies, symbolizing dependence on God's provision
Strong'sG4082
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 10:10Source Gloss
a wallet or leather pouch for food
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Traveler's pouch for provisions; Jesus instructed disciples to carry minimal supplies, symbolizing dependence on God's provision
a leathern pouch for victuals, etc., a wallet (Deiss. thinks an alms-bag, see LAE, 108 ff.): Mat.10:10, Mrk.6:8, Luk.9:3 10:4 22:35-36.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:10Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πήρανphran
a sack, wallet
Read verseMark 6:8Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πήραν,phran
a sack, wallet
Read verseLuke 9:3Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πήραν,phran
a sack, wallet
Read verseLuke 10:4Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πήραν,phran
a sack, wallet
Read verseLuke 22:35Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πήραςphrav
a sack, wallet
Read verseLuke 22:36Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πήραν·phran
a sack, wallet
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 22:351×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 10:10 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 10:4 · Luke 22:365×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Instruction to disciples to travel without carrying a wallet or provisions
Command that apostles take only a staff, explicitly forbidding a wallet
Disciples instructed not to take a wallet on their missionary journey
Jesus references earlier instruction about going without a wallet, contrast with new circumstances
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πήρα is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.