What does Σαμαρεῖτις (Samareîtis) mean in the Bible?
e. woman of Samaria".
Greek · G4542
Σαμαρεῖτις
A Samaritess, i.e. woman of Samaria
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Σαμαρεῖτις G4542
Pronunciation Samareîtis
What does Σαμαρεῖτις (Samareîtis) mean in the Bible?
Σαμαρεῖτις (Samareîtis) is a Greek word meaning "a Samaritess, i.e. woman of Samaria".
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How does the BSB render G4542?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (1), a Samaritan (1).
Where does Σαμαρεῖτις (Samareîtis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 4:9. Its strongest book concentrations include John (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 - 1× John 4:9
a Samaritan 1× John 4:9
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First aligned row John 4:9
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
John 2
Source forms
Σαμαρίτιδος 1x Samaritidos John 4:9
Σαμαρῖτις 1x Samaritis John 4:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x John 4:9
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x John 4:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Samaritess, i.e. woman of Samaria
Source Gloss
a Samaritess, i.e. woman of Samaria
Extended definition
:--of Samaria.
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.
John 4:9 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σαμαρεῖτις, samareitiv
a Samaritan woman
Read verse John 4:9 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σαμαρείτιδος; samareitidov
a Samaritan woman
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.
Word Origins
Σαμαρεῖτις is built from this root:
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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