What does Ἀριμαθαία (Arimathaía) mean in the Bible?
Ἀριμαθαία (Arimathaía) is a Greek word meaning "Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine".
Greek · G707
Ἀριμαθαία
Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine
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Ἀριμαθαία G707
Pronunciation Arimathaía
What does Ἀριμαθαία (Arimathaía) mean in the Bible?
Ἀριμαθαία (Arimathaía) is a Greek word meaning "Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine".
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How does the BSB render G707?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Arimathea (3), [of] Arimathea (1).
Where does Ἀριμαθαία (Arimathaía) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:57. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1), Luke (1), Mark (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 Arimathea 3× Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:43, John 19:38
[of] Arimathea 1× Luke 23:51
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 27:57
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 John 1
Source forms
Ἁριμαθαίας 4x Harimathaias Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:43, Luke 23:51, John 19:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:43, Luke 23:51, John 19:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Arimathæa.
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 27:57 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀριμαθαίας, arimaqaiav
Arimathea
Read verse Mark 15:43 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀριμαθαίας, arimaqaiav
Arimathea
Read verse Luke 23:51 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀριμαθαίας arimaqaiav
Arimathea
Read verse John 19:38 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀριμαθαίας, arimaqaiav
Arimathea
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.
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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