What does Τύρος (Týros) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G5184
Τύρος
:--Tyre.
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ΤύροςG5184
PronunciationTýros
What does Τύρος (Týros) mean in the Bible?
Τύρος (Týros) is a Greek word meaning ":--Tyre.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5184?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Tyre (5), of Tyre (4), for Tyre (2).
Where does Τύρος (Týros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Mark (3), Matthew (3), Acts (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 ItTyre5×Matthew 11:21, Mark 3:8, Luke 10:13, Acts 21:3
of Tyre4×Matthew 15:21, Mark 7:24, Mark 7:31, Luke 6:17
for Tyre2×Matthew 11:22, Luke 10:14
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:21ΤύρῳtoTyreNoun - Dative Feminine SingularMatthew 11:22Τύρῳtofor TyreNoun - Dative Feminine SingularMatthew 15:21Τύρουtoof TyreNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMark 3:8ΤύρονtoTyreNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 7:24Τύρουtoof TyreNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMark 7:31Τύρουtoof TyreNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 6:17Τύρουtoof TyreNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 10:13ΤύρῳtoTyreNoun - Dative Feminine SingularLuke 10:14Τύρῳtofor TyreNoun - Dative Feminine SingularActs 21:3ΤύρονtoTyreNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 11:21
Aligned rows11
Books represented4
Matthew3Mark3Luke3Acts2
Source forms
Τύρου5xTyrouMatthew 15:21, Mark 7:24, Mark 7:31, Luke 6:17
Τύρῳ4xTyrōMatthew 11:21, Matthew 11:22, Luke 10:13, Luke 10:14
Τύρον2xTyronMark 3:8, Acts 21:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular5xMatthew 15:21, Mark 7:24, Mark 7:31, Luke 6:17
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular4xMatthew 11:21, Matthew 11:22, Luke 10:13, Luke 10:14
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xMark 3:8, Acts 21:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. :--Tyre.
Strong'sG5184
Lexical occurrences11 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms3 forms11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
:--Tyre.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 11:21Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Τύρῳturw
Tyre
Read verseMatthew 11:22Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Τύρῳturw
Tyre
Read verseMatthew 15:21Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Τύρουturou
Tyre
Read verseMark 3:8Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Τύρονturon
Tyre
Read verseMark 7:24Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Τύρουturou
Tyre
Read verseMark 7:31Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Τύρουturou
Tyre
Read verseLuke 6:17Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Τύρουturou
Tyre
Read verseLuke 10:13Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Τύρῳturw
Tyre
Read verseLuke 10:14Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Τύρῳturw
Tyre
Read verseActs 21:3Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Τύρον·turon
Tyre
Read verseActs 21:7Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Τύρου,turou
Tyre
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 patterns3Aligned forms11Case patternGenitive (5)Number patternSingular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 15:21 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 7:31 · Luke 6:17 · Acts 21:75×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 11:21 · Matt 11:22 · Luke 10:13 · Luke 10:144×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMark 3:8 · Acts 21:32×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.