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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Σαλώμη G4539
Pronunciation Salṓmē
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 It Salome 2× Mark 15:40, Mark 16:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row Mark 15:40
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Mark 2
Source forms
Σαλώμη 2x Salōmē Mark 15:40, Mark 16:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Mark 15:40, Mark 16:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess
Strong's G4539
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Salome (i.e. Shelomah), an Israelitess
Extended definition
:--Salome.
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.
Mark 15:40 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σαλώμη, salwmh
Salome
Read verse Mark 16:1 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σαλώμη salwmh
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 15:40 · Mark 16:1 2×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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