What does Σαλώμη (Salṓmē) mean in the Bible?
e. Shelomah), an Israelitess".
Greek · G4539
Σαλώμη
Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess
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ΣαλώμηG4539
PronunciationSalṓmē
What does Σαλώμη (Salṓmē) mean in the Bible?
Σαλώμη (Salṓmē) is a Greek word meaning "Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4539?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Salome (2).
Where does Σαλώμη (Salṓmē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (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 ItSalome2×Mark 15:40, Mark 16:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 15:40
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Mark2
Source forms
Σαλώμη2xSalōmēMark 15:40, Mark 16:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xMark 15:40, Mark 16:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess
Strong'sG4539
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess
Extended definition
:--Salome.
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.
Mark 15:40Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σαλώμη,salwmh
Salome
Read verseMark 16:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σαλώμηsalwmh
Salome
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternNominative (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMark 15:40 · Mark 16:12×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.