What does Συρία (Syría) mean in the Bible?
e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia".
Greek · G4947
Συρία
Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia
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Συρία G4947
Pronunciation Syría
What does Συρία (Syría) mean in the Bible?
Συρία (Syría) is a Greek word meaning "Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4947?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Syria (7), of Syria (1).
Where does Συρία (Syría) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Galatians (1), Luke (1), Matthew (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 Syria 7× Matthew 4:24, Luke 2:2, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:41
of Syria 1× Galatians 1:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:24 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 2:2 Συρίας to Syria Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 15:23 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 15:41 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 18:18 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 20:3 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 21:3 Συρίαν to Syria Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Galatians 1:21 Συρίας to of Syria Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:24
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 5 Galatians 1
Source forms
Συρίαν 6x Syrian Matthew 4:24, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:41, Acts 18:18
Συρίας 2x Syrias Luke 2:2, Galatians 1:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 6x Matthew 4:24, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:41, Acts 18:18
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Luke 2:2, Galatians 1:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia
Strong's G4947
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia
Extended definition
:--Syria.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:24 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν· surian
Syria
Read verse Luke 2:2 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Συρίας suriav
Syria
Read verse Acts 15:23 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν surian
Syria
Read verse Acts 15:41 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν surian
Syria
Read verse Acts 18:18 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν, surian
Syria
Read verse Acts 20:3 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν, surian
Syria
Read verse Acts 21:3 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Συρίαν, surian
Syria
Read verse Galatians 1:21 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Συρίας suriav
Syria
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 2 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 2 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:2 · Gal 1:21 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:24 · Acts 15:23 · Acts 15:41 · Acts 18:18 · Acts 20:3 · Acts 21:3 6×
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