What does Σιδών (Sidṓn) mean in the Bible?
e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine".
Greek · G4605
Σιδών
Sidon (i.e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine
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Σιδών G4605
Pronunciation Sidṓn
What does Σιδών (Sidṓn) mean in the Bible?
Σιδών (Sidṓn) is a Greek word meaning "Sidon (i.e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4605?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sidon (9).
Where does Σιδών (Sidṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (3), Mark (2), Acts (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 It Sidon 9× Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 15:21, Mark 3:8
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Matthew 11:21 Σιδῶνι to Sidon Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 11:22 Σιδῶνι to Sidon Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 15:21 Σιδῶνος to Sidon Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 3:8 Σιδῶνα to Sidon Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 7:31 Σιδῶνος to Sidon Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 6:17 Σιδῶνος to Sidon Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 10:13 Σιδῶνι to Sidon Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 10:14 Σιδῶνι to Sidon Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 27:3 Σιδῶνα to Sidon Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:21
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 3 Acts 1
Source forms
Σιδῶνι 4x Sidōni Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:22, Luke 10:13, Luke 10:14
Σιδῶνος 3x Sidōnos Matthew 15:21, Mark 7:31, Luke 6:17
Σιδῶνα 2x Sidōna Mark 3:8, Acts 27:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:22, Luke 10:13, Luke 10:14
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 15:21, Mark 7:31, Luke 6:17
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Mark 3:8, Acts 27:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sidon (i.e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine
Strong's G4605
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Sidon (i.e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Sidon.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:21 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνι sidwni
Sidon
Read verse Matthew 11:22 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνι sidwni
Sidon
Read verse Matthew 15:21 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνος. sidwnov
Sidon
Read verse Mark 3:8 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνα, sidwna
Sidon
Read verse Mark 7:24 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνος. sidwnov
Sidon
Read verse Mark 7:31 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνος, sidwnov
Sidon
Read verse Luke 4:26 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνος sidwnov
Sidon
Read verse Luke 6:17 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνος, sidwnov
Sidon
Read verse Luke 10:13 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνι sidwni
Sidon
Read verse Luke 10:14 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνι sidwni
Sidon
Read verse Acts 27:3 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Σιδῶνα· sidwna
Sidon
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 3 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Dative (4) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 15:21 · Mark 7:31 · Luke 6:17 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 11:21 · Matt 11:22 · Luke 10:13 · Luke 10:14 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 3:8 · Acts 27:3 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