What does ἅρμα (hárma) mean in the Bible?
ἅρμα (hárma) is a Greek word meaning "a chariot (as raised or fitted together (compare ))".
Greek · G716
ἅρμα
A chariot (as raised or fitted together (compare ))
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ἅρμα G716
Pronunciation hárma
What does ἅρμα (hárma) mean in the Bible?
ἅρμα (hárma) is a Greek word meaning "a chariot (as raised or fitted together (compare ))".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G716?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chariot (3), [and] chariots (1).
Where does ἅρμα (hárma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Revelation (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 chariot 3× Acts 8:28, Acts 8:29, Acts 8:38
[and] chariots 1× Revelation 9:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 8:28
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 3 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἅρμα 1x harma Acts 8:38
ἅρματι 1x harmati Acts 8:29
ἅρματος 1x harmatos Acts 8:28
ἁρμάτων 1x harmatōn Revelation 9:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 8:38
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 8:29
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 9:9
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Acts 8:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a chariot (as raised or fitted together (compare ))
Strong's G716
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a chariot (as raised or fitted together (compare ))
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀραρίσκω, to join), [in LXX רָכַב ;] a chariot: Act.8:28-29, 38, Rev.9:9.
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.
Acts 8:28 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἅρματος armatov
a chariot
Read verse Acts 8:29 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
ἅρματι armati
a chariot
Read verse Acts 8:38 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἅρμα· arma
a chariot
Read verse Revelation 9:9 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἁρμάτων armatwn
a chariot
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 4 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 4 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 8:28 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:9 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 8:29 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 8:38 1×
Word Origins
ἅρμα is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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