What does Σολομών (Solomṓn) mean in the Bible?
e. Shelomoh), the son of David".
Greek · G4672
Σολομών
Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David
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Σολομών G4672
Pronunciation Solomṓn
What does Σολομών (Solomṓn) mean in the Bible?
Σολομών (Solomṓn) is a Greek word meaning "Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4672?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Solomon (6), Solomon’s (3), of Solomon (2), than Solomon (1).
Where does Σολομών (Solomṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Acts (3), Luke (3), John (1).
Are there verse guides for Σολομών (Solomṓn)?
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 Solomon 6× Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 12:42
Solomon’s 3× John 10:23, Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12
of Solomon 2× Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31
than Solomon 1× Luke 11:31
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:6 Σολομῶνα to Solomon Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:7 Σολομὼν to Solomon Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 6:29 Σολομὼν to Solomon Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 12:42 Σολομῶνος to of Solomon Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 12:42 Σολομῶνος to Solomon Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:31 Σολομῶνος to of Solomon Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:31 Σολομῶνος to than Solomon Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 12:27 Σολομὼν to Solomon Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular John 10:23 Σολομῶνος to Solomon’s Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 3:11 Σολομῶντος to Solomon’s Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:6
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
Matthew 5 Luke 3 John 1 Acts 3
Source forms
Σολομῶνος 5x Solomōnos Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31, John 10:23
Σολομὼν 3x Solomōn Matthew 1:7, Matthew 6:29, Luke 12:27
Σολομῶντος 2x Solomōntos Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12
Σολομῶν 1x Solomōn Acts 7:47
Σολομῶνα 1x Solomōna Matthew 1:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31, John 10:23, Acts 3:11
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 1:7, Matthew 6:29, Luke 12:27, Acts 7:47
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 1:6
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Matthew 1:6 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντα Solomonta Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David The form highlights Solomon as the object of the begetting statement, which keeps the genealogy clear and direct. Read verse guide Matthew 1:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Σολομὼν Solomon Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David The form mainly clarifies who is named in the genealogy, helping the reader track the line of descent without adding extra meaning beyond the context. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Greek word. Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David
Source Gloss
Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David
Extended definition
:--Solomon.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
solomwnta
Solomon
Read verse solomwn
Solomon
Read verse Matthew 6:29 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Σολομὼν solomwn
Solomon
Read verse Matthew 12:42 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος· solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Matthew 12:42 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Luke 11:31 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος, solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Luke 11:31 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Luke 12:27 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Σολομὼν solomwn
Solomon
Read verse John 10:23 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος. solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Acts 3:11 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος, solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Acts 5:12 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Σολομῶντος. solomwntov
Solomon
Read verse Acts 7:47 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Σολομῶν solomwn
Solomon
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 Genitive (5) Number pattern Singular (9)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Historical reference to Solomon's wealth and glory as example of earthly riches
Solomon as author and collector of proverbs and wisdom sayings
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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