What does Σινᾶ (Sinâ) mean in the Bible?
e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia".
Greek · G4614
Σινᾶ
Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia
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Σινᾶ G4614
Pronunciation Sinâ
What does Σινᾶ (Sinâ) mean in the Bible?
Σινᾶ (Sinâ) is a Greek word meaning "Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4614?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sinai (4).
Where does Σινᾶ (Sinâ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Galatians (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 Sinai 4× Acts 7:30, Acts 7:38, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 4:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:30
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 2 Galatians 2
Source forms
Σινᾶ 4x Sina Acts 7:30, Acts 7:38, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 4:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 2x Acts 7:30, Galatians 4:24
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 7:38
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Galatians 4:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia
Strong's G4614
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia
Extended definition
:--Sina.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:30 Proper name
Σινᾶ sina
Sinai
Read verse Acts 7:38 Proper name
Σινᾶ sina
Sinai
Read verse Galatians 4:24 Proper name
Σινᾶ, sina
Sinai
Read verse Galatians 4:25 Proper name
Σινᾶ sina
Sinai
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 4 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Gal 4:25 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:30 · Gal 4:24 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:38 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Part of These Phrases
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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