What does Ἄβελ (Ábel) mean in the Bible?
Ἄβελ (Ábel) is a Greek word meaning "Abel, the son of Adam".
Greek · G6
Ἄβελ
Abel, the son of Adam
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Ἄβελ G6
Pronunciation Ábel
What does Ἄβελ (Ábel) mean in the Bible?
Ἄβελ (Ábel) is a Greek word meaning "Abel, the son of Adam".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G6?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Abel (3), of Abel (1).
Where does Ἄβελ (Ábel) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 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 Abel 3× Matthew 23:35, Hebrews 11:4, Hebrews 12:24
of Abel 1× Luke 11:51
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:35
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
Ἅβελ 4x Habel Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Hebrews 11:4, Hebrews 12:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 12:24
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 11:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Abel, the son of Adam
Strong's G6
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:37-54 Source Gloss
Abel, the son of Adam
Extended definition
:--Abel.
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.
Matthew 23:35 Proper name
Ἄβελ abel
Abel
Read verse Luke 11:51 Proper name
Ἄβελ abel
Abel
Read verse Hebrews 11:4 Proper name
Ἄβελ abel
Abel
Read verse Hebrews 12:24 Proper name
Ἄβελ. abel
Abel
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Righteous man whose blood was shed, exemplifying innocent suffering
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