What does σαβαώθ (sabaṓth) mean in the Bible?
e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God".
Greek · G4519
σαβαώθ
Armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God
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σαβαώθG4519
Pronunciationsabaṓth
What does σαβαώθ (sabaṓth) mean in the Bible?
σαβαώθ (sabaṓth) is a Greek word meaning "armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God".
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How does the BSB render G4519?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Hosts (2).
Where does σαβαώθ (sabaṓth) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 9:29. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itof Hosts2×Romans 9:29, James 5:4
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First aligned rowRomans 9:29
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans1James1
Source forms
Σαβαὼθ2xSabaōthRomans 9:29, James 5:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural2xRomans 9:29, James 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God
Source Gloss
armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God
Extended definition
:--sabaoth.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 9:29Hebrew
Σαβαὼθsabawq
hosts, armies
Read verseJames 5:4Hebrew
Σαβαὼθsabawq
hosts, armies
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.
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